Development
- Created by: Charlie Davies
- Created on: 20-05-14 13:50
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- Development
- a term that can be used in many different contexts whether it is social, economical, political etc. However generally
development refers to an improvement in certain areas
- Political
- More democratic and more influence on the ‘global stage’. Stable government, no dictatorship.
- Economic
- An increase in the country’s economy with a shift from secondary to tertiary industry which becomes less dependent on FDI.
- Demographic
- An increase in population and a more ageing population as standard of living increases. Birth rates and death rates drop as life expectancy increases.
- Social
- An increase in the range of services, increased land prices and a more multicultural society. Greater access to education, health care and communication
- Political
- Measuring Development
- GDP
- Gross Domestic Product – The total amount of goods produced by a country across the world
- GNP
- The total value of goods produced by one country in that country
- HDI
- Human Development Index – Measured using three
statistics:
- Literacy rates
- Life Expectancy
- Standard of living (measured in GDP per capita
- Human Development Index – Measured using three
statistics:
- GDP
- Development Continuum
- Originally three groupings
- Second World
- First World
- Third World
- Brandt Report 1980 suggested a north/south divide where north accounted for 80% GDP but only 20% popultion
- Modern Day Groupings
- LDC's
- Low Economically Developed Country
- Jamaica
- NIC's
- Newly Industrialised Countries
- Brazil
- Oil Rich
- Wealth occurs due to the discovery of vast amounts of oil & exploitation
- Qatar
- Former Soviet
- A Former federal union of 15 constituent republics (Russian Empire)
- Belarus
- MEDC
- More economically developed countries
- Norway
- HIPC
- Heavily Indebted poor countries
- Burkina Faso
- G8
- Eight of worlds largest national economis
- UK
- LDC's
- Originally three groupings
- a term that can be used in many different contexts whether it is social, economical, political etc. However generally
development refers to an improvement in certain areas
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