Development Flashcards
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome( a type of flu)
Globalisation
Systems linking all the countries of the world closer together.
Liberalisation ( of trade )
Allowing more freedom
Transnational/ Multinational corporations (MNCs)
Large companies operating in countries across the world
Communist (communism)
Political system based on the beliefs of Lenin and Marx where everyone is equal and workers control industry and business
Socialist (socialism)
Political system in which industry and trade are owned and controlled by the state. In theory, everyone has an equal opportunity to benefit from the country’s wealth
Peasantry
Subsistence farmers or small-scale farmers using family labour and basic technology
Gender
Male or female; way in which a society/culture treats men and women
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
UN index indicating degree of equality/ inequality between men and women in a country
Informal sector
Self employed people trading goods on the street or working from home/ back-yard workshops. Not part of the formal economic sector
Permaculture
Type of agriculture that meets people’s needs in a sustainable way
Environmental impact assessment
A study undertaken to assets the impact on the environment of a development project
Carbon Emmisions
Gasses containing carbon dioxide that pollute the atmosphere
Carbon footprint
The quantity of carbon gases a person contributes to the pollution of the atmosphere throughhis/her daily lifestyle
Partnership
A relationship between two or more organisations
Equity
Equal treatment to everyone
Green economy
An economy that does not damage the environment
Tender
A formal offer stating how much a company will charge to supply goods and/ or do a job
Food security
When all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe,nutritious food to maintain a healthy active lifestyle
Agroprocessing
Industries that process agricultural products e.g. Making sugar from sugar cane
Beneficiation
To treat and use a mineral so that the ‘ benefits’ stay in the home country as opposed to exporting a mineral and then importing (at a greater expence) the manufactured product
Knowledge economy
Economic activities based on knowledge-intensive activities e.g. Research
RDP(Reconstruction and Development Programme)
A government plan to rebuild and develop South Africa after the end of apartheid
Aid
Help/ assistance (for example food , medicines, money, technology) given by one country (or organisation) to another country
Humanitarian
(Adjective) To help people, to prevent pain and suffering
Capital Intensive
Requiring a lot of money
