| Particularly vulnerable are post-conflict regions, areas where the rule of law is weak and countries that suffer from underdevelopment. |
| Such weaknesses are major causes and consequences of underdevelopment in Asia and the Pacific. |
| If this function is abnormal, infertility, infantile underdevelopment, maldevelopment, weakness of bone development, etc. will manifest. |
| The crisis in governance-which is at the heart of underdevelopment in Africa-is a determining factor in the crisis in public services. |
| They are the victims of underdevelopment, poverty, low life expectancy, high illiteracy, violence and discrimination, among other things. |
| Development theories complement official development policies, and also naturalise and legitimise underdevelopment. |
