Development

Question 1

What can development indicators tell us?

Answer 1

1. How developed the country is
2. What the living standard it like
3. What the chances of survival are in a country
4. What the employment % is in the country and what sectors they are in
5. What is the standard of work
6. How much money does the country make
7. How much money do the citizens make of the country

Question 2

Why are composite indicators more reliable than than single indicators

Answer 2

1. Because single indicators are averages and hide inaccuracies. For example one rich person in a poor population will skew the data
2. Saudi Arabia is developed because of the oil industry however women now do not have rights anymore and need a mans permission to get a car or a job.
3. There may be a high population total in Brazil however there is a very low population living in rural areas where there is no electricity or water, single indicators hide these differences.
4. Nigeria has the richest man in the world but Nigeria has one of the poorest populations as well so his money skews the rest of the population making them look richer then they are
5. Calories per day are not effective in Rwanda as the calories are low but they have enough food for the population and survive on few sources.

Question 3

Why are some countries more developed than others?

Answer 3

1. The land may be flat which allows for expansion
2. A country may have resources which other countries want and invest in
3. A country will be more developed if they have investment from tourists
4. A country will be less developed if it is further inland because it doesn’t have access to trade routes which coastal areas have access too.
5. An economically active population will be more developed because funds are coming into to government through taxes.
6. A country will not be developed if the country is at war because housing will be constantly getting destroyed and funds will be put to weapons
7. A country will be less developed if it has a lack of quality land because because they cannot provide food for them selves
8. A will be developing if there is a presence of natural disasters because everything is constantly getting fixed rather than expanding
9. A country will be developing if the government is in debt because it cannot afford to develop.