How Te Development Gap Created Winners And Losers Across The Globe Flashcards
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Good Government policy can affect QoL and make a country become more developed - creating winners
For example, the UN uses composite indicators ( measures more than 1) to measure the development levels of a country
E.g. Malaysia has a higher GNP per capita than chile, but in Malaysia,life expectancy at birth is around 7 yrs shorter and expected yrs of schooling ae 2.5 yrs shorter than in chile. Chile therefore has a higher HDI value than msia. This contrast can stimulate a debate about the impact of government policies on quality of life.
Similarly,in South Korea, due to strong government policy which attracted lots of trade and investment from other countries like china, meant that the country only took 2 generations to move from a mainly agrarian (agriculture) society to a globalised economic leader- improving living standards and QoL for its citizens, bringing people out of poverty
Point 2 = developing countries are losers as there workers are often low skilled and exposed to harsh working conditions
Rana Plaza clothing company collapsed killing over 1000 people, this could b explained as there is a global rising demand of clothing, to which the Bangladesh gov found itself able to provide where 20% of the population depended on the clothing industry ,which lead to quick construction of these factories which meant that buildings weren’t up to standards. Moreover, typical working hours were up to 10 hrs, 6 days a week, 300 days a year for 90$ a month. This meant that people are working long hours which are taxing to the body just for a low wage salary. These low wages mean that they can barely afford their necessities, holding on to their relative poverty state and also mean that they can’t contribute meaningfully to tax, meaning public services are underdeveloped.
