Development which meets the present needs but doesn't cause problems for the future
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Human Development Index (HDI)
UN Measure of development based on wealth, health and education
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Relative poverty
Not having things that other people take for granted
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Development continuum
A sliding scale of levels of development
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Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC)
A country whose level of economic development ranks it somewhere between the developing and first-world classifications.
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International aid
A voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another
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Non-governmental organisations
Charities or companies that are non-profitable and are not part of a government
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Appropriate technology
Technology that is suitable for a countries level of development
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Primary sector
Collecting resources from the land or sea
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Secondary sector
Manufacturing a product
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Tertiary sector
Providing a service for someone
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Quaternary sector
Information handling services
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Globalisation
Companies starting to work on a global scale rather than a national scale
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Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
An MNC is a corporation that is registered in more than one country or that has operations in more than one country. It is a large corporation which both produces and sells goods or services in various countries
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New International Division of Labour (NIDL)
The outcome of globalisation
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Development which meets the present needs but doesn't cause problems for the future
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Sustainable development
Card 3
Front
UN Measure of development based on wealth, health and education
Back
Card 4
Front
Not having things that other people take for granted
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