Development Flashcards
What is development?
Improving peoples lives and allowing individuals and society to progress across a wide range of areas
What is an economic indicator of development? And examples
Gives insight into wealth and jobs.
GDP per capita, percentage of the population employed in agriculture
What is social indicators of development and examples of it?
Insight into peoples quality of life.
Average age of mother at first birth, percentage of population with access to drinking water, adult literacy rate
What is. A technological indicator or develop, ent and examples
Access to new technology.
Number of mobile phone super 100 people, percentage of the country with electricity access
What are composite indicators of development and examples?
Combined data from 2 or more indicators into a single statistic.
World happiness index, Human development rate
Why are some countries more developed than others?
Landlocked, corrupt leaders, education, natural disasters
What is the development gap?
The difference in levels of development between more economically developed countries and less economically developed countries
Strategies to bridge the development gaps
Let poor countries develop themselves, Aid, charity, foreign direct investment,
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