Development

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  • Development
    • Historical
      • Europeans started arriving in Ghana in 1741 to get resources e.g. gold and slaves
      • The price of cocoa has fallen. In 2000, the price was only one third of its price in 1980.
    • Environmental
      • In the south, a lot of rainforest has been destroyed deforestation
    • Socio-economic
      • Ghana has borrowed a lot of money, and is struggling to repay the interest.
    • Why are countries LICs?
    • What are the consequences of becoming a NEE?
      • MNCs locate factories in poorer countries because MNCs can be richer than the country they move to.
    • Cons
      • 80% of products are manufactured by suppliers in LEDCs
      • Profit goes to the Headquarter country.
      • MNC companies can change the country they got supplies from at any times
    • Pros
      • The government receives more faces from MNCs and can build more schools and hospitals.
      • 95% of products are sold in the USA, UK ad  Western Europe.
      • Attracts other industry
      • Health and safety regulations may be ignored.

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