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An example of an economic measure of development is……
Gross National Income per head (GNI per head).
define birth rate
Birth rate is a measure of the number of live births per 1000 people per year
what is infant mortality rate
Infant mortality is the number of children per 1000 who die before their first birthday.
what is the birth rate of Bangladesh
The birth rate of Bangladesh is 21.14 per 1000 per year.
what does HDI stand for
human development index
what is the quaternary sector
The quaternary sector employs people who work with science and technology
In 1999 most Nigerians (around ??%) worked in agriculture - in the primary sector.
66%
example of a TNC
Unilever in India
what do TNCS do
TNCs pay taxes to LICs and NEEs, which can be used to improve infrastructure
What percentage of India’s working population is employed in agriculture?
80%
65%
20%
50%
50%
what is project shakti
Some TNCs like Unilever run programs like Project Shakti, which help poor women in rural villages increase their income by providing microfinance loans and products for them to sell
how much money did Unicef provide for floods?
1.7million
a dam in india which provides jobs
Narmada dam
how many ppl were displaced due to the Narmada dam
300,000
what percent of Indias population have clean water?
88%
