Development Dynamics Flashcards
What is the poverty line
The minimum income required to meet someone’s basic needs - the world bank uses $1.25 per day
Why are the measures of inequality
These show how equally wealth is shared among the population
What are the economic measures to development
GDP
Poverty line
Measures of inequality
What are the social measures to development
Access to safe drinking water
Licteracy rate
Properties to malawis population
Has most youthful population to any country
Median age is 16
What happens to rates of development as the country develops
Birth and death rates, fertility rates, infant mortality and maternal mortality rates all fall
Life expectancy ,years of schooling and literacy rates all increases
What 5 stages of development for Rostows model
Traditional society-most people work in agriculture ,a substinance society
Pre conditions for takeoff - a shift from farming to manufacturing trade increases profits for investment in infrastructure
Take off - investment creates new industries
Drive to maturity- industys produce consumer goods and technology that is used throughout the economy
Age of high mass concumption -wealth is spent on the service sector such as healthcare
What does franks dependency theory argue
Development is about core and periphery
Core regions are developed areas
Periphery regions are the others producing raw materials to sell to the core
What are bottom down and top up development schemes
Top down
Are large and inexpensive
Oftern involves loans from IGOs such as goverment banks
Bottom up
Are small scale and inexpensive
Bring social and economic benefits to local communities
Properties of the sardar sarover dam
Funded by world government
Winners
India’s citites -HEP and the provision of water
Farmers -irrigation of water for crops
Loosers
Local residents villages and farmland have been flooded
Western India religous and historic sites have been flooded
Properties of biogas plants and benefits
Example of bottom up
Biogas are pits that are filled with dung which ferments to produce methane
Benefits
Cooking with gas is smoke free ,reducing respitory illness
Girls have more time to go to school than collecting fuelwood
Slurry produces is a nutrient rich fertiliser
Larger plants can be used to generate electricity
How is India’s location a factor for its growth
Central location in Indian Ocean and has an enormous coastline ,east west shipping routes are essential for trade an India’s growth
The rapid development of China and Malaysia and Indonesia has forced India to keep up
India’s border with Pakistan China and Nepal ,political relations are barrier to these countries potential water recourse conflict with these countries
How has globalisation effected India
Increased exports by 20 times in 23 years
500% increase of gdp
Reduced in employment and poverty
What are the social ,economic and environmental impacts of development in India
Social
Higher levels of enducation amongst woman leading to later marriages and lower birth and fertility rates
Young Hindus in urban areas are freer to marry outside their caste
Economic
Increased employment in textile industry
Increased employment opportunities for women
Environmental
Greenhouse gas emissions,India’s the third greatest emitter
Largest urban unplanned settlements lack clean water and sanitation
How is India’s increasing influence in Asia affecting
Globally India belongs to the G20 group of the largest economy
India can help resolve global problems
India now supports investment throigh the world bank in developing countries
