Health and Human Rights EQ1

Question 1

(8.1A)Human development has traditionally been measured using
the growth of GDP as an end in itself but the relationship
between human contentment and levels of wealth and income
is complex (Happy Planet Index) and many dominant western
models are contested

Answer 1

GDP has traditionally been used to measure growth.
Now development includes more than that. Human Development focuses more on quality of life not just wealth

Question 2

(8.1A) GDP advantages

Answer 2

Economic growth drives other types of development
Health and life expectancy can only be developed through economic growth

Question 3

(8.1A) GDP disadvantages

Answer 3

Modern concept of development depends on well-being and abilities
The link between income and life satisfaction
Economic development exploits resources leads to environmental degredation

Question 4

(8.1A) Alternative measures of development

Answer 4

Happy Planet Index - Combines environmental data on sustainability with social data on satisfaction and health. However life expectancy is the only reliable factor.

Question 5

(8.1A) Sharia Law

Answer 5

This is the legal system in most muslim countries with diffrent applications across the islamic world. (Strictness/Leniency).
Covers behaviours and beliefs
Denies fundamental human rights to women (e.g. a man can beat his wife for disrespecting him.)

Question 6

(8.1A) Bolivia under Evo Morales

Answer 6

Indigenous Amayra who won office in 2006, third term 2014
Taxes have been raised on the profits of oil TNCs to over 80% and the extra government income used to reduce poverty through health, education and other programmes including increasing the minimum wage by 50%.
Lifted 500k Bolivians from poverty (extreme poverty down by 43%).
Remains one of the poorest countries in the world.

Question 7

8.2B

Answer 7

Economic development is needed for building infrastructure, raise incomes to pay for medicine and education and develop journalism for human development to increase

Question 8

8.1C Education and Economic development

Answer 8

Education is crucial to economic development as it increases the value of human capital(1)
Mainly comes from schooling but continues during employment
Education gives a better job and high wages.