7.3 Theories Amd Measures Of Development Flashcards
World systems theory
Moving through series of socioeconomic systems that cycle through periphery-semi-core
Rostiges stages of economic growth
1: traditional society - agriculture
2: transitional stage - specialization
3: take off - industrialization
4: drive to maturity - less reliance on imports
5: High mass consumption - dominant service sector
Dependence theory
Peripher is poor because of colonialism
Commodity dependence
Commodities account for 60% of the value of a country’s exports
GNP
Total value of goods and services made by a countries residents, regaled less of the location which they were made
GDP
The total value of all goods and services produced within a country regardless of where they were made
GNI
The total Income of a countrys residents including foreign investments
GDP per capital
A country’s GDP divided by its population
PPP
Purchasing power that measures how much “goods” cost within a country
GII
Measures gender inequality with healthy, empowerment, and labor market (maternal mortality rate, adolescent birth rate, education, parliamentary seats, employment)
HDI
Life expectancy, education, and GNI per capita (or PPP)
Informal sector
Money or business not regulated by the government
Formal sector
Money or business regulated by the government
Income distribution
How a country’s total GDP is distributed
Weakness of Rostov
Assumes all countries are independent not hyperlinked