strategies to reduce development Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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the stratagies
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- investment
- industrial development
- free trade
- tourism
- aid
- immediate tech
- fairtrade
- debt relief
- microfinancie loans
2
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investment strat
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- TNC’s invest in LIC’s to provide money and therefore employment
3
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example of investment
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eg. china to Africa
- mining
- construction
- manufacturing
4
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industrial development
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- bring employment and income = better housing and quality of life
eg. china
agriculture –> manufacturing
5
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free trade
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- top down (decision made from the top downwards aka the people with high to low power)
- trading free of charge and tax
6
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tourism
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- tourism
= good investment and income
= better infrastructure + creates direct and indirect jobs
(dangerous is money is scarce)
7
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aid
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- NGO’s donate (food, water, resources, etc) to improve lives
eg. UK gives Pakistan 35 million pounds -> used to better education
8
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immediate tech
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- suitable projects for the needs of the country
eg. micro hydro in Nepal
= enough energy that can be used for phones, tv, working at night etc.
9
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fairtrade
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- producers get a good price
- environmentally friendly
- some of the end price goes to the locals
eg. 90% of coffee farms in east Uganda joined gumotindo coffee cooperative
= milled -> roasted for a better and higher value
10
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debt relief
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- debt is cancelled to focus on development
eg. 2006 the IMF cancelled the debt of 19 countries - BUT corrupt gov take the money
11
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microfinance loans
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- small financial support to encourage self sufficiency
Grameen bank in Bangladesh for women (1976)