Development Dilemmas

Regional disparity- A great difference in wealth between different parts of a country

HDI- human development index--> combination of social and economic indicators to measure development and allow us to compare countries

Core region- The most important social political and economic region of a country or area - the centre of power

Periphery region- The outer limits of an area. Often remote or isolated from the core with lower levels of infrastructure and wealth . 

CORE SOUTH EAST ( Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) 

• As you move further away from those cities , it gets poorer
• Higher wages
• Higher levels of services
• Good transport systems
• More jobs in Tertiary

PERIPHERY NORTH EAST

• jobs ( mostly in primary sector e.g. farmer)
• lower income
• bad transport network
• not as many jobs as in south east

Why does it happen?

• Fewer transport links------> less trade
• north east= humid    AMAZON --> dry ,…