Development Flashcards

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What is development?

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The promotion of economic growth to bring about increased material standard of living

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What does HDI stands for?

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Human Development Indicator

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What is HDI?

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A composite stadistic including life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling and GNP

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GDP

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The monetary value of all goods and services over time

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GNP

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GDP plus income and expenditure from foreign countries

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Life expectancy

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The average number of years a person in a country can expect to live

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Birth rate

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The number of live births per thousand of population per year

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Death rate

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The number of deaths per thousand of population

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Adult literacy rate

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The percentage of people aged over 15 who can read and write

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Number of Doctors per 1000 people

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The number of people per each doctor in a country

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Percentage in primary education

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The percentage of children who attend full time primary education

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What are development indicators

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Usually a numerical measure of quality of life in a country

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Why is life expectancy lower in LEDC’s?

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Less healthcare
Poor quality diet
Vaccination
Harder working/living conditions

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Why is birth rate higher in LEDC’s

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Less women rights
Less preservatives
Families need more working children

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Why is adult literacy rate lower in LEDC’s?

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Less public education
No compulsary education
Child labour

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16
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Name the three steps of development in a country

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LEDC, NIC, MEDC

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How does natural hazards influence poverty?

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Destroy homes
Destroy jobs
Less resilient and cant afford to recover

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How does connectivity influence poverty?

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Easier trade
Easier movement of labour
Spreads technology

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How does climate (agricultural poverty) influences poverty?

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Droughts, unpredictable rainfall
Crops cannot be grown
Lack of water

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How does climate (diseases) influences poverty?

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Tropical de
Diseases thrive
Less vaccinations

21
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How does weak institutions influences poverty?

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Corruption
Dictatorships
Economic leakage

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How does historical factors influences poverty?

A

Unstable governments left

Tribal and cultural tensions

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How does location influences poverty?

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Landlocked-> difficult trade

Rely in neighbouring countries

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How does trade influences poverty?

A

Rich countries create:
Tariffs: taxes
Subsidies: investing in your markets
UNFAIR GLOBAL TRADING RULES

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How does natural resources influence poverty?
Are called intensifiers | Make poor countries poorer and rich countries poorer
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Development Gap
Widening difference in levels of development between countries. This can also occur within countries.
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Bilateral aid
Aid given from one country (donor) to another (recipient)
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Multilateral aid
When countries give aid to independent organisations who provide aid to other countries
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Voluntary aid
Money collected by charities
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Tied aid
When the donor puts a condition. E.g. Improve water supplies
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Emergency aid
Short term aid following a natural disaster
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Advantages of aid
It boosts a country to develop (if managed well) Saves lives Helps re-build infrastructure
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Disadvantages of aid
It can lead to corruption (government doesn't sees the need to invest) The recipient becomes dependent The government looses power because of NGO's taking control