Dynamic Development CS- LIDC

Question 1

what is the LIDC case study for dynamic development?

Answer 1

Democratic Republic Congo (DRC)

Question 2

place specific detail for the DRC

Answer 2

• landlocked
• central africa
• low gdp per capita- $410
• life expectancy 59

Question 3

what factors have held back the DRC’s development?

Answer 3

• landlocked- makes trade difficult
• conflict- years of civil war over minerals
• corruption- money stolen by leaders not spent on development

Question 4

what progress have the DRC made of the MDGs?

Answer 4

reducing hunger and poverty
* poverty decreased from 71% in 2005 to 63% in 2012
* malnutrition increased form 51% to 66%
gender equality
* % of girls in primary education has increased
* gap between boys and girls in school has increased

Question 5

name two MDGs

Answer 5

reducing hunger and poverty, gender equality

Question 6

what bottom up aid could the DRC have in place and what’s it’s aim?

Answer 6

comic relief education- improve rural schools and increase number of children in education

Question 7

what top-down aid could the DRC have in place and what’s it’s aim?

Answer 7

grand inga dam- to construct a dam on the congo river

Question 8

evaluate the positives and negatives of going through with the comic relief education project in the DRC

Answer 8

• local people have a say
• better educated people earn more, contributing to the conomy
• not all schools would improve so only some people benefit
• some families need children to earn a living

Question 9

evaluate the positives and negatives of going through with the grand inga dam construction in the DRC

Answer 9

• could provide cheap, clean energy for whole DRC plus extra to sell
• promote industry and create jobs
• risk of corruption
• little provision (providing) for transmitting energy to poor, rural communities
• flooding of bundi valley and relocation of 30,000 people