Chapter 10 Flashcards
Number of births per thousand women ages 15 to 19
Adolescent fertility rate
A country that has progressed rather far along the continuum of development
Developed country
A country that is relatively early stage in the Process of development
Developing country
A process of improvement in the conditions of people through Diffusion of knowledge and technology
Development
The percentage of women holding full-time jobs outside the home
Female labor force participation rate
Investment made by foreign company in the economy of another country
Foreign direct investment FDI
An indicator constructed by the UN to measure the gender gap in the level of achievement in terms of income education and life expectancy
Gender development index a.k.a. GDI
An indicator constructed by the UN to measure the extent of each countries gender Inequality in terms of reproductive health empowerment and labor market
Gender inequality index A.k.a. GII
The value of the turtle input of goods and services produced in a country in a year not accounting for money that leaves and enters the country
Gross domestic product a.k.a. GDP
The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year including the money that leaves And enters the country
Gross national income GNI
An indicator constructed by the UN to measure the level of development free country through a combination of income education and life expectancy
Human development index HDI
A modification to the HDI to account for inequality
Inequality adjusted human development index IHDI
The percentage of a countries people who can read and write
Literacy rate
Provision of small loans and financial services two individuals and small businesses in developing countries
Micro finance
Eagles adopted by the UN in 2002 to reduce disparities between developed and developing countries by 2015
Millennium development goals