Health, Human Rights and Interventions (Key Terms) Flashcards
What is the Happy Planet Index?
HPI = (Wellbeing x Life expectancy x Inequality of outcomes)/Ecological footprint
Which countries have the highest and lowest HPI? (as of 2019)
Highest HPI= Costa Rica with 62.1
Lowest HPI= India with 36.4
What are the 4 main types of intervention?
Military aid
Military action
Trade embargoes
Development aid
What is military aid?
Money, weapons and expertise given to a country for protection. Sometimes given to opposition fighting for democracy
What is military action?
Direct- Bombing/troops
Indirect- Military/political assistance
What are trade embargoes?
Ban which restricts trade on a country.
Can be used to restrict access to weapons or force a policy change.
What is development aid?
Financial aid given to developing countries to support long term development.
What are the different types of aid?
•Bi-lateral aid
•Multi-lateral aid
•Tied aid
•Humanitarian aid
•Development aid
•Structural adjustment programmes (SAPs)
What is Bi-lateral aid?
Aid given by one country to another, usually with strings attached
What is Multi-lateral aid
Aid which is channeled through IGOs
What is HDI and what aspects does it use?
The Human Development Index uses these measures;
GNI per capita, education, life expectancy etc.
What is the EPI and what aspects does it use?
The Environmental Performance Index uses these measures;
Air and water quality etc.
What is a composite development index?
A composite development index uses multiple pieces of data to create a single value used to compare between regions
