Separate and unequal development within societies

It is reported that in the cities of the United States there are large population groups with a higher infant mortality rate, a higher illiteracy rate, and poorer nutrition than in many of the countries to which American relief aid is sent. In 1990 it was noted that only 39 percent of American inner-city children were immunized against measles compared to 80 percent in India and 88 percent in the Philippines.

1. Unrelatedness
2. Social underdevelopment
3. Social injustice
4. Social inequality

1. Urban bias
2. Unequal income distribution within countries
3. Restricted delivery of essential services to rural communities
4. Rapidly changing cultures
5. Political nature of development issues
6. Involuntary mass resettlement
7. Apartheid

1. Regional disparities
2. Ignored social needs of developing countries