Development Dilemmas Flashcards
Wyas to evalutate development
inome type of industries diet access to clean water freedom happines access to ecucation/healthcare
Advantages and disadvantages of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Avaliable for every country with an economic structure/ Allows an easy comparison
Average money per person (hides divides between rich and poor)
Advantages and Disadvantages of Human Development Index (HDI)
Covers a wide range of aspects of development
Some data not avalibale for all countries, Doesnt consider inequalities
Definition of devlopment and how to measure it
A process of growth and change that is about improving quality of life Life expectancy Literacy Rates NUmber of paitents asigned to a doctor CAr ownership Employement rates
Development gap definition
The difference between the richest countries in the world and the poorest countries
Case Study for the development gap
Ethopia
Why is Ethopia still a developing country
(Historical) occupied by Italy 1936-41 in WW2. Tribal wars against Government
(Economic) pay millions in interest loans, countries wont trade to it because its unstable, small number of people own most of its wealth
(Environmental) It is a landlocked country, it is mountainous, widespread drouhts
(social) Unreliable energy, few skills, not many skilled people
Name the 5 stages of Rossows Model
1) The traditional society
2) Pre-conditions for take off
3) Take off
4) Drive to maturity
5) High Mass consumption
Variation in development example (Urban core, rural peripheries)
Bihar
- Indias poorest state
- 86% in rural areas
- £75 average income
- 55% households below poverty line
- Poor infrastructure
Maharastra -Indias richest state £375 average income -Contains Mumbai (13million people) -Well developed infrastructure -Good transport roots
Top Down CAse study
Sar DAr Sarovar Dam
- Provides 3.5billliom litres of drinking water a day
- 1,450megawatts of hep a day
- irrigates 1.8milllion hectares of framland
- flooded 234 villages
- religious and historic sites flooded
- more susceptable to earthquakes
Bottom Up Case Study
ASTRA
- Cow dung used to generate biogas
- Used for cooking and powering electric generators
