Chapter 2 - Development Dynamics Flashcards

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GDP

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The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year. Dividing GDP population gives GDP per person (per capita). GDP is now measure in PPP

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Purchasing power parity (PPP)

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Shows what gdp will buy in a country. Lower income countries usually have low prices so $1 will buy more than in Uk

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Poverty line

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Minimum income required to meet someone’s basic needs ($1.25 per person per day)

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Access to safe drinking water

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Percentage of population within access to a improved piped water supply within 1km

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Literacy rate

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Percentage of population aged 15 or over who can read + write

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HDI

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Calculate average on life expectancy, education - literacy, education - average length of schooling hours, GDP per capita.
Number between 0 and 1 (higher the better)

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Corruption perception index

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Uses a scale from 0-10 (0- corrupt, 10- honest) to rank how stable a government is

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Dependency ratio

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Proportion of the people below (0-14) and above (over 65) the normal working age

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Maternal mortality

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Number of mother’s per 100,00 who die in childbirth

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Fertility rate

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Average number of births per woman

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Birth rate

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Number of live births per 1000 per year

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Infant mortality

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Number of children per 1000 who die before first birthday

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