defining and measuring development

Question 1

poverty

Answer 1

Poverty is the inability to access a good standard of living. It’s been measured in various different ways, and is often used relative to the expectations in particular societies

Question 2

bottom billion

Answer 2

Collier - billion people who are in the most relative poverty, who we need to focus on

Question 3

MDGs 2000

Answer 3

• set of goals to reduce poverty
• criticised for being largely unachievable goals without guidance

Question 4

SDGs 2015

Answer 4

• changed focus from MDGs
• include eliminating poverty rather than reducing
• more humanist and took environment into account
• criticised for being too loosely defined