Measuring development Flashcards
(3 cards)
What is human development
About improving people’s quality of life
What factors affect the level of human development in a country
E…- enough m… to provide food, s… and clothing
S…- education, h…, sanitation etc
T…- helps improve other aspects of d…
C…- eg w… staying home, can affect d…
F… s…- whether people are able to e… enough n… food
W… s…- whether there is a r… and sustainable source of good q… water
Economic- enough money to provide food, shelter and clothing
Social- education, healthcare, sanitation etc
Technological- helps improve other aspects of development
Cultural- eg women staying home, can affect development
Food security- whether people are able to eat enough nutritious food
Water security- whether there is a reliable and sustainable source of good quality water
Different measures of development
-G… (Gross … product): total value of … and services a country p…
-GDP per …: GDP divided by the … of the country
-G… coefficient: a measure of e… inequality
-Gender … index: uses data on w… education, access to j…, political r… etc, the higher the score the more …
-H…: uses life …, years in …, G…
-C… (corruption p… index): measures level of … believed to e…
-GDP (Gross domestic product): total value of goods and services a country produces
-GDP per capita: GDP divided by the population of the country
-Gini coefficient: a measure of economic inequality
-Gender inequality index: uses data on women’s education, access to jobs, political rights etc, the higher the score the more inequality
-HDI: uses life expectancy, years in education, GNI
-CPI (corruption perceptions index): measures level of corruption believed to exist
