Underdevelopment is the state of an organism or of an organization (for example a country) that hasn't reached its maturity. It is often used for economic underdevelopment, and then means deliberately created poverty by imperialism, including lack of access to health care, to drinkable water, to food, to education and housing. Overview Underdevelopment take places when some resources are not used to their full socio-economic potential, with the result that local or regional development is slowe… (More on Underdevelopment)