Development Dilemmas
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- Created on: 30-12-13 17:38
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- Development Dilemmas
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- WHAT DOES IT USE?
- Life expectancy
- Literacy rate
- GDP per capita
- Gives measurement between 0 and 1 (closer to 1 = better)
- Reflects the quality of life in the nation
- WHAT DOES IT USE?
- Rostow's Modernisation Theory
- THE 5 STAGES
- 1: Traditional Society = subsistence farming, trade
- Rapid growth
- 3: Take Off = Industrialisation, FDI, political change
- Rapid growth
- 2: Transitional Stage = specialization,surplus to trade, infrastructure
- Rapid growth
- 3: Take Off = Industrialisation, FDI, political change
- Rapid growth
- 4: Drive to Maturity = diversification, innovation, investment, less reliance on imports
- Growth stablises
- 5: High Mass Consumption = consumer oriented, dominant tertiary sector, durable goods flourish
- Growth stablises
- 5: High Mass Consumption = consumer oriented, dominant tertiary sector, durable goods flourish
- 1: Traditional Society = subsistence farming, trade
- One way theory, assumes all countries will always move forward + go through each stage
- Some countries will stall and fall back (Iraq) + some skip stages (UAE with oil)
- States that countries develop over time as income rises
- Pre-conditions must be met (eg investment) before can develop and industrialise
- Once pre conditions met, development speeds up = industrialisation b/c factories built + jobs created.
- Pre-conditions must be met (eg investment) before can develop and industrialise
- THE 5 STAGES
- Impacts of 3 Gorges Dam
- Chinese Government
- Dam massive success
- Boosted economy by generating thousands of jobs
- Gave world positive view of China + their design and construction skills (can be exported to other countries for profit)
- Helps reach emission targets b/c can use hydropower (HEP)
- Aided movement along Rostow's Model and development pathway.
- Displaced People
- Rural fishermen and farmers moved along Yangtze River
- Over 1mill forced from villages close to river + moved upland to homes which cracked due to landslides caused by building of dam
- Many lost jobs and forced to move to urban areas like Chongqing to find new work= loss of traditional life.
- Residents of Chongqing
- Benefited from being opened up by wider river, trade increased as larger ships can come in and out
- More TNCs located there = more jobs
- New jobs higher paid/more reliable than farming
- City grown and developed + infrastructure improved
- Damprovides cheaper reliable HEP energy
- All positives = improve quality of life
- Chinese Government
- Human Development Index (HDI)
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