Health Human Rights and Intervention Flashcards
Explain and evaluate GDP per capita as a traditional measure of human development
Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year divided by the total population
+ves= reflects economic standard of living, reliable= based on quantitative data that is easy to gather
-ves= high disparity between rich and poor, may not include imports from TNCs
Explain and evaluate HDI as a traditional measure of human development
A socio-economic measure using GDP, years of schooling and life expectancy
+ve- produced by UN development programme so valid
-ve- does not consider state of natural environment or inequalities
Explain and evaluate the Happy Planet Index as an alternative measure of human development
A measure of sustainable wellbeing, ranking countries by how efficiently they deliver long, happy lives using our limited environmental resources
+ve- shows how we can improve our lives without harming the environment
-ve- doesn’t cover economic factors
Explain and evaluate the Freedom Index as an alternative measure of human development
presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom eg security and safety, sound money
+ve considers political rights and how free people are in a country
-ve freedom is an abstract concept so cannot measure
Sharia Law and Bolivia as contested viewpoints
Sharia Law- set of values and code of conduct that a markedly different from perceptions of human development elsewhere
Bolivia- President Morales has socialist viewpoint that national wealth (Oil and minerals) should be shared amongst its people
Why is education important for development?
a literate, numerate, enterprising skilled workforce is effective capital
Better job, higher wages= better QOL
Knowing and standing up for human rights
Allows inform of personal hygiene and diet = increasing LE
Case study for importance of education
Malala Yousafzi- shot by Taliban for going to school at 15
Pakistan- women do not have education rights
NOW- studies at Oxford Uni
What were the aims of UNESCO?
1) Every child has access to quality education
2)Peace and security by promoting international collaboration
3)Promotes cultural diversity
Life expectancy in UK and Botswana
UK men- 78.4, women- 82.8
Botswana 56.0, 52.3 (maternal mortality)
What are the differences in healthcare?
-some countries spend more
-some have private healthcare
-some have free national health services funded by tax
Case study for variation in health within a country
Indigenous people in Australia
LE is 10 years lower
Poor housing, low levels of education, alcohol abuse, unemployment, discrimination
Led to historic prejudice
