effects of the governments involved and the wider international community Flashcards

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background infromation

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  • Underdevelopment stems from various factors, including social, economic, and political issues.
  • These factors can perpetuate or worsen existing problems, leading to a cycle of challenges that governments must address.
  • This cycle can persist for generations, hindering a country’s progress in improving developmental indicators and enhancing the well-being of its citizens.
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goverments are unable to provide education

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  • developmental issues hinder goverments from providing quality education to its citezens.
  • lack of education contributes to health, political and scientific issues
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goverments are unable to provide education

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  • pakistan has one of the worlds lowest literacy rates at 58%
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governments have a reduced work force

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  • limited resources, infranstructure and healthcare in under developed countries high diseases in comparision to developed countries
  • reduces healthy work age population which reduces tax revenue and social spending
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governments have a reduced work force

(example)

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  • swaziland has 26% of its population infected with HIV/AIDS
  • 24.9% of its population unemployed.
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governments have to cope with high levels of corruption

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  • most of the population in poverty due to developmental issues
  • goverments employees experience low wages and poverty
  • increased likelyhood of goverment workers accepting bribes to sustain themselves
  • decisions made in secrecy to prevent public funds from education, health, infranstructure to personal accounts.
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governments have a reduced work force

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  • Nigeria is ranked as one of the most corrupted countries in 2022 despite being the biggest oil producer in africa.
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governments may be unable to protect human rights

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  • many citezens are reluctant to speak out and are continually denied basic human rights
  • dictators in power make it difficult to have fair elections
  • opposing parties may face intense intimidation leading them to flee the country
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governments may be unable to protect human rights

(example)

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  • 97% of afganistans live in poverty as a result of international isolation and economic upheal due to taliban take over in 2021.
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governments may be shunned

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  • countries that may be seen as corrupt may be shunned out by international community
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governments may be shunned

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  • Zimbabwe have experienced long sanctions by EU + USA since 2002 due to rejection of democratic values and extreme violations of human rights
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