Topic 2 - Development Dynamics Flashcards

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Is infant mortality rate social, economic or political?

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The number of women who die due to pregnancy related problems per hundred thousand live births

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The number of working doctors per thousand of the population

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The Gini coefficient is a measure of economic inequality. Countries are given a score between 0(equal) and 1 (total inequality)

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a number calculated using data on women's education, access to jobs, political rights and health during pregnancy. The higher the score, the more inequality

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A number calculated using life expectancy, education level, and income per capita. Every country has a HDI value between 0 (least developed) and 1 (most developed)

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social and economic

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A measure of the level of corruption that is believed to exist in the public sector on a scale of 1-100. The lower the score, the more corruption

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The percentage of the population with access to an improved (piped) water supply within 1km of their home

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the percentage of the population aged over 15 who can read and write a basic sentence

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The number(or %) of people in a country in each age group. It also shows the percentage of males/females

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All data linked to population changes: birth rate, death rate etc.

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Proportion of dependents : working

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(Young% + elderly%) / working% x 100

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graph showing population structure

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small number of elderly, low life expectancy

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That there is a large death rate

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large number of young people and a large birth rate

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Developing countries would have a wide base due to high fertility and birth rates. They would also have concave sides and a narrow apex due to a high death rate and low life expectancy.

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In a developed country they would have a wider apex, a narrower base, and a bulge in the middle. This is because life expectancy increases and death rate decreases, and the birth rate and fertility rate also decrease

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The upper group (65+) and the lower group (15-) are shown on the side

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emerging countries would see their fertility rate and birth rate fall rapidly resulting in a narrower base with straight edges. They would also see a falling death rate and and increasing life expectancy

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Decrease because: * women would have a larger role in society, this means that they will pursue jobs rather than starting a family earlier * access to contraception will increase

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fall, this is because corruption rates are reduced, Reduced corruption rates causes there to be more money spent on hospitals and healthcare, reducing infant mortality rates

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increase because the HDI increases. This means that the number of people who have access to healthcare and safe drinking water increases, therefore causing the life expectancy to increase

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Will become more elderly than youthful because birth rates are decreased. This is because women will have a greater role in society and pursue a career instead of starting a family

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Malawi has no coastline, this means that it has no port from which it can export or import goods. Reaching the coast involves a slow, 800km single railway track

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Malawi always loses money from its trading. It exports primary (raw material) products and imports secondary (manufactured) products, because secondary products are sold at a much higher price, Malawi is losing money

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85% of Malawi's population is rural. There people are poor and isolated form towns (and jobs) due to poor transport infrastructure

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People in the rural areas can't get to the towns because of poor roads and also poor telephone and internet provision

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Climate change is making Malawi much drier as evaporation increases from rising temperatures and rain is unpredictable causing food shortages

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Lilongwe, the capital has contaminated water supplies and rapid squatter settlements (slums). These along with air pollution reduce life expectancy and productivity of workers

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When Malawi was a British colony, British powers exploited cheaply Malawi's raw materials and didn't develop Malawi's infrastructure or economy

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Malawi is the 121st (out of 168) in the worst corruption. It has a score of 3.8/10. This means a lack of investment is going into people's education and health

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following anti-government protests, Britain halted all aid to Malawi, accusing the government of mishandling the economy and failing to invest in people

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Corruption has meant little investment in education and health. Malawi's citizens have not been able to develop their lives

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From over-borrowing money in the 1970's Malawi is in debt. In 2004 Malawi was spending 9.6% of its national income on debt servicing and only 4.6% on public health care

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Malawi has some of the highest levels of infection in the world (10% live with HIV). New cases are falling but it continues to reduce life expectancy and impact on productivity of workers

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Malawi has a high fertility rate of 5.7 children per women and a growth rate of 2.8%. The population will double in 25 years, this makes it increasingly hard for the government to provide water, food, housing, and education

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Global trade is not free - Malawi exports raw coffee beans rather than roasted which would get a higher price. EU and USA charge 7.5% higher tariffs on roasted beans than raw beans

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Malawi exports less than it imports. Malawi export $1.3bil, and import $2.5bil. It mainly exports primary goods. The country loses money each year

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Tea workers lose out as tea is sold on the global market for £2 per kg. In supermarkets it sells for £8 per kg. Profits go to UK companies rather than the tea workers

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Coffee and tea plantations are in British ownership, they hire local landless workers who get paid just 1p per kg of tea or coffee. 80% of the population work in farming

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Extreme differences between poverty and wealth, as well as in peoples wellbeing and access to things like jobs, housing, and education

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Point Evidence Judgement Explanation

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* 1/5 of the world live on less than $1 a day * Almost 1/2 in the world live on less than $2 a day * Developing countries often lack the ability to pay for food, agricultural innovation and investment in rural areas

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* More than 775 million people in developing countries cannot read or write * nearly 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water * nearly 2.4 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation * Many developing countries are unable to combat the effects of HIV/Aids

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* Developing countries have increased vulnerability to natural disasters * Developing countries lack the ability to adapt to climate change induced droughts * Poor farming leads to environmental degradation * Raw materials are exploited with limited economic benefit and little concern for the environment

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*Some developing countries have non-democratic governments or are poorly functioning democracies. This can worsen the plight of minority groups

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Rostow was an American economist who worked in the US government after WW2. He was anti-communist and believed that poverty was the reason countries overthrew their governments and became communist. His model is based in European, North American, and Australasian countries. He published his model in 1960

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Rostow thought that poverty caused countries to overthrow their governments and become communist. He thought that capitalism was fundamental to economic development. Rostow thought that countries move through 5 stages of economic development. He believed that development gaps between countries was explained by the fact that the countries where at different stages of the model

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1) Traditional Society 2) Pre-take off society 3) Take off stage 4) Drive to maturity 5) High-mass consumption

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* Lack of detailed explanation about progress | * Assumes all countries start with the same resources and geographical factors

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Mostly agriculture with little surplus, subsistence economy

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Shift from farming to manufacturing, trade increases profits. Agriculture grow cash crops

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Growth is rapid. Investment and technology create new manufacturing industries. Investment from profits from oversea trade

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A period of growth. Technology is used throughout the economy. Industries provide consumer goods

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A period of comfort. Consumers enjoy range of goods. Society chooses how to spend wealth

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Andre frank was an economist, and in 1967 he published a dependency theory that criticised capitalism.

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Core countries buy raw materials from Periphery countries, these products earn the periphery small amounts of money. The core is able to make these goods into manufactured goods and sell them to periphery countries for large amounts of money. Capitalism has meant that the core get richer and the periphery get poorer. The poorer countries are now dependent on the richer countries. He said that a fairer way to ensure all countries had equal money was communism

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* Core * Periphery * Semi-Periphery

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The core trade goods (secondary products) to the periphery in exchange for resources (primary products)

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The core is based on developed nations such as those in Europe and North America

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The periphery consists of other areas that produce raw materials to sell to the core

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The periphery consists of other areas that produce raw materials to sell to the core

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colonisation was a major cause of poverty in developing countries. Developed countries had become rich at the expense of developing countries, by exploiting natural resources. In the modern world, neo-colonialism may be having a similar effect

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Capitalism has benefited the developed countries more than the developed countries as developed countries sell manufactured goods to developing countries at a high price, whereas developing countries sell raw materials to developed countries for a much lower price

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Core countries often export much more than they import, meaning that they gain money and get richer. Whereas periphery countries import much more than they export, meaning that they lose money and become poorer

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globalisation is the process by which places in the world are becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent as a result of the huge increase in the global trades of goods, global companies movement of people, and cultural exchange between different areas in the world

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* Resources * Culture * Goods * Food * People * Fashion

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* Designed in developed countries | * Outsourced and made in developing countries

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A TNC is a Transnational corporation that produce and sell products and are located in more than 1 country

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* Food * Religion * Clothing * Beliefs * Tradition

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* Internet Access | * Mobile Phones

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TNC's help increase globalisation by linking together countries through he production and sales of goods. This can help spread culture around these countries.

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TNC's promote a culture of consumerism - where countries in emerging and developing countries start to earn money and then want to buy the products that they see in developed countries - this makes lifestyles similar and TNC's wealthier

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lower wage costs, this allows them to make a larger profit as labour costs are reduced

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Foreign Direct Investment

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A company such as Nike would invest in a developing/emerging country to build a factory

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World governments can increase globalisation in many ways. Investing in a country will help attract TNC's who will then further invest in the country. This will help increase globalisation

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by setting up an EPZ (export-processing zone)

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An EPZ is a specific type of free trade zone, set up to promote industrial and commercial exports. They are usually a fenced in area of 10 to 300 hectares, that specialises in manufacturing for export. IT offers firms free trade conditions and a liberal regulatory environment. Its aims are to attract foreign investors who can facilitate entry into the world market for some of the economy's industrial goods, thus generating employment and foreign exchange

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India is located in South Asia. It's capital is New Delhi which is situated in northern India. It is 3.3 million (ur welcome Jack Piper) km^2 and is located between 38*N and 8*N. It is surrounded by the Indian ocean, Arabian sea, and the bay of Bengal. It has many river systems such as the Indus system and the Brahmaputra system that are both over 2900km long. It has many physical land masses such as the Himalayas

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India has many neighbouring countries such as China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, they are also economically growing quickly meaning that they are able to trade. India has good links with the rest of the world meaning that they are able to set up good trade routes with other countries, and example of this is an east-west trading route that transports oil from the middle east. Also, India is part of many world organisations such as the UN, world traded organisation, Indian ocean Rim association, south Asian association, and the commonwealth. India also has 15 major sea ports and 30 international airports. However, India is at conflict with Pakistan over the area of Kashmir

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Its position in relation to the surrounding human and physical features - this now often includes a places connectivity with the world

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* Continent it is on * Capital and where it is * Size of country * latitude * Water (ocean/rivers) * Physical land masses

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* Neighbouring countries * Political links with other countries in the world * Member of world organisations (UN/G20 etc) * Transport Links (no. international airports/ports etc)

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* Neighbouring countries * Political links with other countries in the world * Member of world organisations (UN/G20 etc) * Transport Links (no. international airports/ports etc)

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* Second largest population (1.25bn) - biggest by 2022 * Mumbai and Calcutta are the 4th and 5th biggest cities in the world with a population of 16 mil and 15 mil * 1/4 of urban population live in slums * 20 million Indians live in over 100 countries worldwide

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* India is the worlds largest democracy - in 2015, 672 million people where registered to vote * It was one the founding members of the UN and one of the G20 industrial nations. It takes part in UN peacekeeping missions and contributes to the second largest number of troops to the UN * India gained independence from the UK in 1947. They remain in the commonwealth

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* Richest Biodiversity. While elephants and tigers are well known, its diversity includes 6% of the worlds bird and plant species * Worst environmental problems, with land, air, and water pollution. India is the worlds 3rd greatest emitter of greenhouse gases

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* It is the birthplace of 4 of the worlds major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism * It is diverse, in 2011, 78% of the country practised Hinduism, 15% Islam, 2.5% Christianity, and 2% Sikhism * Has amongst the worlds most ancient cultures, with Hindu civilisations traced back 5000 years * Has the worlds largest film industry, Bollywood, producing over 1200 films a year

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India's GDP has steadily grown since 1990, with an average increase of 7% in the last 2 decades. Since 1990, India's GDP per capita has increased by $1500 to $1800. India's economy is now the 3rd largest in the world with a GDP of $2.9 trillion. An anomaly is in 2008 when the growth rate plateaued

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Since 1950, services and industry employment rates have increased, but the employment rate for agriculture has massively decreased. Since 1950 the employment rate for services has almost doubled, from 30% to 59%. The employment rate for industry has increased by 10%, however has plateaued in recent years. The employment rate for agriculture has dropped massively, from 52% to 14%, a 73% decrease

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From 1995 to 2002 imports where the same as exports at around $50 billion. However since 2003 both imports and exports have rapidly increased with imports now at $425 billion and exports at $300 billion. Since 1995 imports have increased by $400 billion and exports have increased by $275 billion. An anomaly is in 2008 when both imports and exports dropped by $50 billion, disrupting the growth. The trade deficit is now $125 billion

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Since 1995, both India's inward and outward FDI stocks have risen massively. In 1995, India's inward stocks where $5.6 billion and outward was $0.5 billion. Since then the inward stocks have risen by $246.7 billion to $252.3 billion, outward stocks have risen by $129.1 billion to $129.6 billion

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petroleum products. gems and jewellery, pharmaceutical products, and transport equipment

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Oil, gold, silver, and electronic goods

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``` Brazil Russia India China South Africa ```

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The BRICS are growing economically at a rate much faster than that of developed countries

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1) China 2) India 3) Russia

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The BRICS develop their economy at a much higher rate that developed countries, however in recent years the growth rate of the BRICS has decreased but the growth rate of developed countries has increased

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The majority of India's exports go to Asia. An example of this is the clustering in the middle east. However, 18% of exports go outside of Asia, these include 5% to the USA, 5% to Switzerland and 3% to Germany

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The majority of India's imports come from Asia. An example of this is the clustering in the middle east. However, 24% of imports come from outside of Asia, an example of this is 8% from Europe and 16% from the Americas

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Outsourcing is when companies build factories/buildings in emerging countries to save money on labour costs

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Call Centres

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The Indian government offers reduced taxes to attract companies there. BT is also footloose meaning it is able to operate anywhere with fast and reliable internet

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Call Centres

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Unlike manufacturing companies, companies in the new economy are not tied to locations where raw materials are available. They are "footloose" - they can locate anywhere - as long as high-quality communication links are available. Places such as bangalore also have lower minimum wages

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The expansion of road systems in India has allowed them to rapidly develop. From 1990 to 2012, India's road system has nearly doubled in length, from 3 million km to over 6 million km. These investments have allowed people to move around faster and easier

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The expansion of India's airports and aircrafts has allowed them to rapidly develop. Imports from India by plane are 70x more valuable than those transported by sea. Airports also allow businesses leaders to arrive in India with their TNC's. India now has 11 international and 86 domestic airports

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The expansion of seaports has allowed India to develop rapidly. India has 12 major and 185 minor seaports, 95% of volume and 70% of value of India's foreign trade is carried by ship. This allows India to easily import and export goods, boosting their development.

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India now sends aid to other developing countries such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. In 2014-15 it was anticipated that Indian foreign aid expenditure was $1.3 billion, more than double its foreign aid recipients. India is one of the few emerging countries to change from being a recipient to a donor - this improves relations with other countries and trade volume increases

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Investing heavily in schools and universities has allowed better skills to be learnt and therefore more money to be earnt. In India, school is free and compulsory for all children between 6 and 14. Now over 96% of students attend school.

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Building good infrastructure allows easier trade as their can be a better flow and easier movement of people. India has invested heavily into its road and rail network, India has the biggest rail network in the world. A 16.9km long freeway is being build to improve the present situation with traffic and other transport demands, it connects various parts of the country.

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Encouraging FDI allows companies to buy land, companies, and buildings. This makes it easier for Indian companies to forge international links.

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* India attracts FDI from TNC's as they are a newly emerged industrialised country. * Also, in the 1990's economic reforms allowed the country to be opened up to FDI. This attracts TNC's as there are relaxed investment rules. * India also attracts TNC's as TNC's can outsource factories/centres due to there being lower labour costs.

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When a government or large organisation (e.g. an IGO or a TNC) makes decisions about how to increase development and direct the profit

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Local people and communities decide on ways to improve things for their own community. NGO's are often involved

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A Non-Government Organisation. NGO's operate independently of any government, typically one who's purpose is to address a social or political issue

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Inter-Government Organisation. IGO's are an entity created by a treaty, involving 2 or more nations, to work in good faith on issues of common interest

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Intermediate technology uses low-tech solutions using local materials, labour and expertise to solve problems. They are well suited for developing countries as they use local materials and you do not require any skills to build/maintain it

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Bottom up approach

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Using intermediate technology of biogas collectors in rural India built from local materials to provide energy/fuel. This eliminates the need for fuel wood

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Most rural families often spend a lot of time collecting fuel, preparing and cooking food, tending sacred cows, and looking after the vegetable patch. Every week 25-30kg of fuel wood is needed and it takes hours to collect. The solution was to use cow dung to produce biogas, meaning they will not have to collect fuelwood

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An NGO called ASTRA provided the money and technology directly to the rural families as it is a bottom up scheme. However, due to it being intermediate technology, skills are not required to build and maintain it meaning that labour and maintenance was provided by the people living in the rural area

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* Cooking with gas provides a smoke-free kitchen, less lung infections * Heat is instant, so cooking is quicker * There's no ash, so less cleaning * Less time spent collecting firewood, so there is more time to go to school/education * When the dung is fed into the digester, micro-organisms that cause disease are destroyed as the dung ferments * After digestion, the sludge is richer in nutrients than raw dung, so it makes a better fertiliser * Biogas collectors power generators that provide light at night and pump drinking and irrigation water from underground, meaning that farmers can get 3 crops of vegetables a year using pumped water * Cattle are kept in family compound making dung collection easier and preventing them eating saplings and preventing trees growing

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*Requires a constant supply of cow dung and water

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Top Down approach

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Using high-tech solutions in form of a dam to provide drinking water and electricity for many people in India

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Over much of India, rainfall is seasonal and unevenly spread. Between November and March, almost no rain falls across most of India. Then, between may and September, the monsoon brings heavy rain across India. Dams make it possible to store these rains for the dry season

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IGO's would provide both the money and the labour. This is because it is a high-tech scheme and requires skilled workers to build and maintain it

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* The dam is multipurpose, providing 3.5 billion litres of drinking water daily, and hydroelectric power * A network of canals will irrigate 1.8 million hectares of farmland in wester India. This will prevent these states suffering droughts which can cause loss of crops and animals

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* 234 villages have been flooded by the dam, forcing 320,000 people out. Few rural families can afford electricity from the scheme - only cities benefit * Good quality farmland has been flooded. Damming river means that fertile sediment deposited on flood plains each year is lost * Religious and historic sites in western India have been flooded * The area has a history of seismic activity. Seismologists believe that the weight of the large dams can trigger earthquakes, which can destroy the dam and cause massive loss of life

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India's population is expected to continue to rise (but at a much slower rate) until 2050, it is then expected to maintain, and even slightly decrease in population. This is because people are having fewer and fewer children. Also, it is expected for there to be a much higher population over the age of 80, this is because life expectancy is increasing. This is good as there is a higher life expectancy, however there is also going to be a much higher % of dependent people

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Women develop a career due to education and this results in a later marriage

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In the early 1970's the infant mortality rate was 12.9%, this fell to 4% in 2013

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The maternal mortality rate was 0.56% in 1990, this dropped to 0.167% in 2013

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The total death rate was 1% in 1991, this dropped to 0.735% in 2014

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Fertility rate was 4.00 in 1991, this dropped to 2.5 in 2014

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The dependency ratio was 70.4 in 1991, this dropped to 51.8 in 2014

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In 2000 the Urban % was 30.9, in 2015 this rose to 32.7%

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In 2014 the GDP per capita in India was $1600, The richest state was Goa which had a GDP per capita of $5000, the poorest was Bihar which had a GDP per capita of $700

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Choropleth maps are maps which show information using colour.

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* Very clear to compare regions

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* Very large areas - does not show wealth disparity within these areas * Large data bands (i.e. 3000 - 4000) * Can be difficult to read colours * Shows averages for different areas

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In India there is a large wealth disparity. Areas in the south/south west of India have a much higher GDP per capita than those in the north/north east. An example of this is in Kerala (south west) where the GDP per capita is $2500 to $3000, and in Bihar (north east) where the GDP per capita is < $750. However, there are some anomalies, in Sikkim (north east) there is a GDP per capita of > $4000, and in Lakshadweep (south west) there is a GDP per capita of < $700

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Pattern Evidence Anomalies Key

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1991, due to economic liberalisation which promoted free trade. This allowed TNC's to invest in India

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* Large corporations who have invested in the emerging countries may not provide good human rights and may employ children who will miss out on education * Air pollution from increased emissions can cause breathing problems and potentially death in the young and elderly

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* India’s relationships with its neighbours are tense. India and Pakistan both lay claim to Kashmir and both have troops stationed in the area. * India wishes to become a member of the UN Security Council which will see its international role develop further. * India is a member of the G20 and is a key trading partner with the EU and the USA.

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If a countries government is highly corrupt, it can cause high levels of inequality. This is because government funds are more likely to be siphoned or be persuaded to be directed away from investment into social factors such as hospitals and education. This causes areas to become deprived as it lacks social services, increasing the level of inequality both nationally and globally.

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* Emerging countries that are rapidly becoming industrialised may greatly increase their greenhouse gas emissions. This increases air pollution, decreasing life expectancy. This can be especially dangerous to the young and old. * rapid economic development might be at the cost of workers right and fair wages. TNC's are attracted to locate in areas with a lower minimum wage. TNC's may also hire children to work in factories - causing them to spend less time in school and therefore receiving a poorer education

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Model showing how economic sectors change with economic development

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