Poverty levels are indicative of poor historical and current development.

The coalition works on behalf of the poor in housing, education and neighborhood development.

Despite his poor social development, he did fairly well in school, particularly in reading.

Their less desirable attachment styles may be predictors of poor later social development.

While poor developments may appear to aid growth in the short term, they usually have damaging consequences.

There is also poor development of the secondary lymphoid organs.

Additionally, in children, there were reports of poor cognitive development.

Export trade is hindered by poor economic development and the country's location away from the coast.

It is one factor responsible for the poor development of the lake as an ecotourism project.

However, it has also been pointed out that poor economic development creates a major risk of damaging the environment.