An unequal world/ what is development? Flashcards
1
Q
Development
A
How rich or poor a country is
Development is a scale: countries are rarely either rich or poor, they can be somewhere in the middle
2
Q
How can we measure how developed a country is?
A
By using development indicators
3
Q
Development indicator examples:
A
Income
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
Access to clean water
Number of doctors
4
Q
What does LIC stand for?
A
low income countries
5
Q
What does NEE stand for?
A
newly emerging economies
6
Q
What does HIC stand for?
A
high income countries
