Development Flashcards

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What is development

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Development is about economic, social and environmental progress

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Why are some countries rich and others poor

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Corrupt government
Disease
Climate
Land locked

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What are development indicators

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Development indicators measure levels of development

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What type of development indicators are they

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Economic indicators - GNP, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA

Social indicators - Life expectancy, Infant mortality, Literacy rate

Political indicators - corruption rates, freedom of speech

Environmental indicators - CO2 emissions, deforestation, recycling rates

Composite Indicators - An indicator that is made up of a number of development indicators

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5
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What is HDI

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Human development index

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Getting to know other countries Spain , Madrid

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Capital city: Madrid

Population: 46.57 million

High income

Total GDP: 1.311 trillion

GDP per capita: 28.156

HDI: 0.891

Life expectancy: 82-83 years r

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7
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Why birth rate is higher in LEDC countries

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Lack of access to contraception 
For help with farm work
Look after parents when they are old 
Religion
Tradition
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Why life expectancy is higher in medc

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Vaccination 
Investment in healthcare 
Quality healthcare 
Access to water 
More nutrition 
Cleaner conditions
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Why are Nic (newly industrialized country) growing so rapidly

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Strong and stable government
Good level of infrastructure
Switch from primary service to secondary and tertiary
Profits spent on goods produced in the country
Focus on export and goods

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10
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What types of aid are there

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Emergency or short aid
Conditional aid 
Charitable aid 
Long term aid 
Multilateral aid
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What is emergency or short aid

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An aid needed after sudden disasters

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12
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What is conditional aid

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When one county donates money to another with conditions

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13
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What is charitable aid

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Funded by donations from the public

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What is long term aid

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Involves providing local communities with education and skills for sustainable development

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What is multilateral aid

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Given through international organizations such as the world bank

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Advantages of aid

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Emergency aid saves life

Provision of medical training can improve health

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Disadvantages of aids

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Aid can be used to put political pressure
Corruption can mean that aid is lost
If a country relies on aids it can become dependent on it
Reliance on foreign languages