14 Globalisation Flashcards
gini coefficient
shows how wealth varies between and within nations
the higher the number the more unequal
UK Gini Coefficent in 2014 38
absolute poverty
income is too low for basic human need to be met, potentially resulting in hunger and homelessness
millennium development goals
eight specific objectives for the global community created at the UN millennium Summit in NYC in 2000
relative poverty
income is too low to maintain the average standard of living within a country
informal sector
unofficial forms of employment that are hidden from government regulation
post accession migration
the flow of economic migrants after a country and joined the EU
diaspora
spread of a group of people from their homeland
crude birth rate
number of live births per 1000 people per year
nationalist
political movement focussed on national independence
post colonial migrants
people who moved to EU countries from former colonies during the 50’s 60’s 70’s.
UK received post colonial migrants from India Pakistan Bangladesh Caribbean
net migration
overall balance between immigration and emigration
natural resources
material that occurs in a natural state and has economic value
eg timber, fresh water
consumer society
a society in which buying and selling is the most important activity economically and sociallly
ecological footprint
crude measurement of land or water required to provide a person with resources they need to live
water footprint
measurement of the amount of water used in the production and transport to market food and commodities
