World development key terms and definitions.

1. Living below a poverty line, less than $1/day. (8, 7)
4. A way of characterising a person's command over things, taking note of all relevant rights and obligations. Entitlement relationships include trading, production or sale of labour, inheritance. (11)
5. Specific to time and place, standard of living low compared to average country as a whole. (8, 7)
7. Used to define those in poverty. People living on less than US $1 a day are in extreme poverty and on less than US $2 are in poverty. Used for target setting e.g. Millennium development goals. (7, 4)
10. A desired process by which individuals are to take direct control over their lives. People then become agents of their own development. (11)

2. In the UK where a person gets a job that pays less than the benefits they were on. In LEDCs systems of agricultural trade can keep farmers in poverty. (7, 4)
3. Social standing, may be defined by occupation, ethnic group, religion etc. (6)
6. Gender empowerment index, composite indicator that includes gender inequility in % of male/female MPs, % male/female legislators and professional, male/female estimates of earnings (PPP adjusted). (3)
8. Gross national income, index used by World Bank. GDP together with income from other countries less similar payments made to other countries. (3)
9. Applies to individuals and households. May be a lack of income or exclusion from an aspect of society. (7)

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