//Aid to the South Flashcards
Developed countries
- Rich, north eg. USA, Ireland
- High GNP (gross national products, yearly average income) levels and standards of living
- public services, work in tertiary activities
Quickly developing countries
- 3rd world counties, economy growing rapidly eg. China, India
- Work in manufacturing industries, oil producing states
Slowly developing countries
- poor, south eg. Uganda, Sudan
- Low/falling GNPs
- poverty, malnutrition, disease
- work in primary activities
Types of Aid to the South
Non-governmental aid- voluntary groups NGOs (non-governmental organisations) eg. Trocaire
Bilateral aid- given by one government to another eg. Irish to Zambia
Multilateral aid- governments giving money to international bodies who aid south
Emergency aid- crisis eg. earthquakes) prevent death eg. food
Development aid: ‘long term’ improving health, water, education etc
Arguements for and against aid
For: saves lives, long term development (roads, schools), communities eg. water, helps people help themselves
Against: bilateral aid can be tied- military aid= death, destruction, not always given to the poor, wasted
Ireland in the Past
- colony (controlled by another country) by Britain
- Trade: cheaply exported farm produce
- Plantations: land confiscated + given to British
- Landlords: rich+owned land// irish=poor tennants
- Effects: famine, v. little manufactoring
The Coffee Trade
- Cash cop: farmer in Uganda grow beans in plantations (large farm, one crop)
- Terms of Trade- 3rd WC low prices for beans, 1st WC sell high prices
- Fluctuating prices- processed coffee go up, difficult to plant economy
- Protectionism- 1stWC protect economies with protectionism
Regional Differences in Europe
GDA: Greater Dublin Area: agriculture(fertile land) manufacturing industries attracted intel, nodal
BMW: Border Midlands West) agriculture (hills, bogs) manufacturing (low levels) services (road+services)
