Development 2.3 Flashcards
What is top-down development
When a decision making about the development of the place is done by governments or large companies
What is bottom up development
It is when experts work with communities to identify their needs, or for assistance and let people have more control over their lives, often run by non-governmental organisation
What are the benefits of bottom up development (chosen country)
It will be more eco-friendly, people can now save money, farmers could make more money, more jobs will be available, children can now go to school and get a job and make money, and sometimes you can have a smoke free kitchens.
What are the disadvantages of the bottom up development?
The government would not make a huge profit. NGO run this program. The government would not have a part in this. It may mean that some of India’s land may be taken away. The scheme that is not national, so it’s local.
How would bottom up development make their projects in terms of equipment?
They would use local bits of equipment that they find in their homes and try make the best out of the equipment.
What are the benefits of top-down development for sardur sarovar dam?
It will irritate farmers and it will allow them to make more money. The dam is a multipurpose, the dam can provide three 5.3 billion L of water to people daily and it provides hydroelectric power. Farmers can now have many crops and many animals won’t die.
The disadvantages of using top-down development for the dam.
The dam can close down many famous religious tourists attractions. Many people dear their lives because of the weight of the dam can trigger earthquakes. Good quality farmlands can be flooded also many people have to move out of their homes and villages to new homes.
How many people need to move out during the building stages of the dam?
320,000 from 234 villages
What is the difference between top down and bottom up development?
Top down: governments and large companies take charge of people’s lives and do whatever they want with their choices and not with the publics.
What a map: NGOs, also known as non-government organisations, take charge but build projects with the public’s choices. The public choose how to improve their lives.
Why do TNCs like to work in India?
The HQ is generally located in the country that the corporation was founded in while remaining assets, mainly the manufacturing plants, are located in LEDCs where labour is cheap and readily available.
Why some countries have benefited more than others?
Some countries have good relationships with other countries. Some countries may be part of a really big organisation like the G20 or the UN so this makes the countries get more help from other countries. If their in a relationship, then they’re more likely to make business. Which means that more TNCs can try and work in LEDs and try make a profit.
What is NGO?
A non-governmental organization (NGO). This organisation is independent and international governmental organizations. They are usually funded by donations but some avoid formal funding altogether and are run primarily by volunteers.
What is intermediate technology?
This means the use of low-tech solutions using local materials, labour and expertise to solve problems.
What are IGOs?
Their little groups inside the government that provide help for the nation. They provide many infrastructure is like building new railways, roads, Power supplies, waste deposal, schools, hospitals, telephone and communication services.
TNC investments.
cheap raw materials cheap labour supply good transport access to markets where the goods are sold friendly government policies
