HL - human development and diversity Flashcards
HDI
human development index
measure of development - covers diff components
life expectancy
mean years of schooling
GNI per captia
why does norway have high HDI
rich
high life expectancy
health care accessible
school rate high
quality environment
niger HDI low?
- Life expectancy is low
○ Disease and malaria- GNI is less than $100
- Government doesn’t have enough money
- Girls don’t go to school
pros of HDI
- Composite so consideres many different facotrs
- Revels global patterns
Not only reliant on economic indicators
- Revels global patterns
cons of HDI
- Does not show disparities within countries like the super rich and super poor side
- It doesn’t take into account environmental indicators - degradation and also like port access
GII
gender inequality index
heatlh (mortality)
empowerment (education) (gov seats)
labour market (rates)
pros of GII
- Makes it more reliable than a single indicator
- The method is successful to contrast gender inequality between countries
cons of GII
- Measures empowerment by two factor and doesn’t consider anything else
- Information about the type of employment isnt included
- Unpaid work isnt considered
- Ownership of assets and violence against women not included
microcredit
small loans, with low interest for people that are in need -
microfinance
includes microcredit and the provision of financial services, such as saving accounts
how can we reduce gender disparities through microcredit
Kerala - small businesses
kudumbashree mission provides financial support and training to women
women can establish a business together
loans are pooled within a whole group
increase in loan after 6 months
kudumbashree is a very successful program
how has kudumbadshree empowered women
allowed women confidence, establish companies, active role is society
high level of education in kerela, many women government people in Kerela
what are the disadvantages of microloans?
- higher than commerical, lower than loan sharks
- used to pay food or healthcare
what is the importance of social entrepreneurship for human development?
The work of microfinance organizations and their networks
* Alternative trading networks such as “Fairtrade”
* TNC corporate social responsibility frameworks and global agreements
* Unemployment is high -> people help others, product is placed on market and profit is generated and reinvested in order to increase quality of life and wellbeing of the entire community
* Balance social environmental and economic goals (positive changes)
* Maintain steady income
what is social entrepreneurs?
they use market-based ideas and practices to create “social value,” the enhanced well-being of individuals, communities, and the environment.
what is corporate social responsibility?
ecognizing that companies should behave in moral and ethical ways towards people and places as part of their business model
examples of social responsibility and the lack of
rana plaza factory in bangledesh - due to lack of safety codes the factory collapsed killed many
nike - move toward zero carbon and zero waste
what is fairtrade
organisation that focuses on fair pay and conditions for farmers
examples of fair trade
people tree - clothing company focus on sustainability
pros and cons of fair trade
pros
- opens and created alternative market
- driven by noble intentions
cons
- sustainability concerns - struggle for long term constraints
- dependency issues - creates dependency on beneficiaries, only short term solutions not long term
- ethical dilemmas - may face conflicts of interest
- limited scalability - scaling up is challenging
what is culture
way of life or characteristics of a group of people
cultural traits
different aspects of culture, include language beliefs dress music and religion
what is global culture
shared sense of belonging at the planetary scale that is demonstrated through common ways of communication, consuming media and food, dressing or behaving (including shard social norms such as commitment to upholding human rights)