Development Flashcards
Development
How developed a country is
2 indicators of development
social, economic
Gni
average of individual’s wealth, employment, education. No anomalies/ disparities
Birth rate High
Poor healthcare, education
Infant mortality high
poor hleathcare
Access to water percentage
gives indication of level of investment into infrastructure
literacy rate percentage
indicator of investment into education, and people’s wage level
Hdi : combine life expectancy + gin + time spent in education (0-1)
broad picture, how much social + economic wellbeing’s are valued by a government
Death rate per 1000
Poor healthcare, ageing population, no indication of cause or gender
Number of people per doctor high
low investment into healthcare and education
Life expectancy high
High Investment into education and healthcare
To overcome limitations of single indicators of development, how should we determine how advanced a country is?
use multiple
