Development Dynamics And India Flashcards
Level of development
A country’s wealth and its social + political process
Birth rate
Number of live births per 1000 per year
Death rate
Number of deaths per 1000 per year
Life expectancy
Average number of years somebody is expected to live
Infant mortality
Number of kids per 1000 that die before they’re born
Fertility rate
Average number of births per woman
FDI
Foreign direct investment was 252 billion in 2014
India has great communication
India is involved in many world organisations, they traded with other countries and own the 2nd largest wireless internet network
TNCS
Trans national corporations are attracted to India due to its well educated English speaking population and the main TNC in India is call centres
India’s literacy rate
74% literacy rate
India’s population
1.25 billion people
India’s GDP in 2014
$7.3 Trillion
India’s percentage of people still living below the poverty line
33% is India’s population
India is a member of the BRICS
They provide resources to help other countries gain power