Development Issues Flashcards
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Factors affecting development:
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- Historical factors, e.g. colonialism
- Trade, e.g. imbalances, unfair trade
- Technology and industrialisation
- Health and welfare
- Education
- Political stability
2
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Health and welfare includes
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- Nutrition
- Education
- Housing
- Roads and transport
- Basic municipal services
- Jobs
- Security
3
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Education
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- Reduces poverty
- Makes societies more equal
- Creates a stable society
- Produces skilled workers
- Spreads knowledge
4
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Fair trade benefits
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- Proves greater justice in world trade is possible
- Highlights the need for change in the rules of conventional trade
- Shows how a successful business can put people first
- Tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and economic crises
5
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3 Pillars of sustainable development
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- People
- Planet
- Prosperity
6
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Sustainable development means
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- Long-term thinking
- A future where everyone has enough
- Children can live a quality of life
- Not to damage the environment
- Not to use up too many resources
- Uses and cares of renewable resources
7
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Sustainable Development Goals
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- No poverty
- Quality Education
- Life below water
- Life on land
8
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Who made the HDI and SD Goals
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United Nations
9
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Examples of Alternative Development
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- Hippo roller
- Water play pump
10
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Some ways of achieving sustainable development were:
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- Agenda 21
- Millenium Development Goals
