Economic, social, demographic political and cultural changes
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HDI calculated by?
Life expectancy, literacy rate, education level and income per capita
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Reasons why nations group together
Economic, development & to promote peace
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Sustainable development
Developing to meet the needs of the people toady without affecting the ability of people meeting their own needs in the future
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Economic sustainability
making sure the economy keeps running and growing in the future even if resources run out and the population grows
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Environmental sustainability
Using the environment in a way that doesn't permanently damage or alter it so that future generations can still what they need from it
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Bilateral aid
From one country directly to another
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Multilateral aid
Indirectly through international organisations - receive money from several countries e.g. united nations or World Bank
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Short-term aid
Money or resources to help cope with emergencies e.g. earthquakes
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Long-term aid
Money or resources to help a country become more developed e.g. improve healthcare
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'Top-down' aid
Organisations or governments receive the aid and decide where it should be spent - usually the case on large infrastructure projects e.g. building dams for HEP
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'Bottom-up' aid
Money given directly to local people e.g. build a well - often used by NGOs
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Conditional or tied aid
One country donates money or resources to another, but with conditions attached which will often be in the MEDC's favour
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Charitable aid
Funded by donations the public through organisations such as OXFAM
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Voluntary aid
Charities e.g. OXFAM
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Project aid
Aid given for specific projects e.g. HEP station
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Vicious cycle of poverty
1. production of agriculture or another primary product 2. Goods exported in raw state 3. Low value 4. Low profits 5. No investment in machinery or manufacturing
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Globalisation
The process of countries becoming more closely integrated
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Four factors which promote globalisation
Flows of capital, flows of production, flows of services, flows of people
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TNCs
Companies that operate in more than one country
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NICs
Countries that have recently undergone rapid industrialisation
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Outsourcing
When companies contract their work out to companies in other countries during 'out of office' hours
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Two main sources of aid from donor countries
Governments (funded by taxes) and Non-governmental organisations (paid by voluntary donations)
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Marketing
The process of promoting or selling products or services
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Life expectancy, literacy rate, education level and income per capita
Back
HDI calculated by?
Card 3
Front
Economic, development & to promote peace
Back
Card 4
Front
Developing to meet the needs of the people toady without affecting the ability of people meeting their own needs in the future
Back
Card 5
Front
making sure the economy keeps running and growing in the future even if resources run out and the population grows
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