Vishneva is particularly concerned about the underdeveloped state of contemporary dance in Russia – "it's at a very low level still".
"The nutritional needs of adolescent girls have been largely neglected, especially in underdeveloped regions of the world," reported nutrition NGO One Goal last year.
It's a huge achievement that has saved thousands of lives, but the biggest challenge will be getting water to the remaining 780 million, many of whom live in the most remote and underdeveloped places on earth.
It's no easy job running a country that is half-Christian, half-Muslim, underdeveloped and home to some 250 ethnic groups.
"The LRA problem goes way beyond a purely military solution and has to tackle all of these matters that basically boil down to a very underdeveloped region".
The battle for the image of Africa – helpless and underdeveloped versus rapidly emerging economic giant – often gets personal.
As for water trading, it is underdeveloped within states, let alone between them.Most of the future growth in water demand is likely to come from cities.
All but ten or so are technically insolvent.Their pitiful state is the prime reason why China's capital markets remain underdeveloped.
Many Chinese tourists do not want to go to Myanmar because they consider it dangerous and dirty, but they can safely visit a surreal plastic recreation of the country's principal sights on the Ruili side of the border.Some worry that so many big powers rushing into a relatively small and underdeveloped country could spell trouble.
Pumping so much money into a fragile, underdeveloped economy has already produced an inflation rate of about 17%.
By contrast, those in unpredictable countries with underdeveloped stock exchanges may find themselves unable to sell their holdings at all when disaster strikes.Many though not all Latin American economies tend to be in this second class and, as a result, the experience of buy-out firms in the region has been disastrous.
