27.04.2026 "Modern Science and Research" xalqaro ilmiy jurnali 1 seriyasi. Volume 5 Issue 4
Abstract. This article critically reconsiders the conventional distinction between developed and developing countries. It argues that this binary classification is no longer analytically adequate, as it obscures historical responsibility, ignores colonial legacies, and presents hierarchical global relations as natural and neutral
Keywords: postcolonialism, development, developed and developing countries, colonial legacy, historical responsibility, historical justice, epistemic plurality, economic sovereignty, global order, colonial domination.