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Human Health and Rights Flashcards

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what does human development measure?

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  • the quality of life
    -progress in freedom
    -equality
    -how people are content with life
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positives of using GDP

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-economic growth drives other forms of development
-advancements in health may be due to economic growth

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costs of using GDP

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-modern concept of development focuses more improving well-being
-countries with similar GDP may vary in life expectancy

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what is the happy planet index?

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is a measure of sustainable well-being
-combines environmental data with satisfaction and health

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what 3 indicators does the HPI include?

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-life expectancy
-ecological footprint
-experienced well-being

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what is the gini coefficient

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measures wealth distribution
and the extent to which income distribution deviates from perfect equality

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why do high income countries have a lower HPI than expected?

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HPI includes the ecological footprint - most HICs such as the USA lack with sustainability

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what is the sharia law?

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law of islam and is derived from the actions of the prophet Muhammed
prioritises religion instead of human rights

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how many children are not in education

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over 60million

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why are some children not in education?

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-cultural identity
-gender
-health
-ethnicity
-religion

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what did Rosling believe in for a better future with HHR

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felt that
-environmental quality
-human rights (rights for women)

also believed human rights cannot exist without a good and stable governance

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why is education crucial to development

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increases value of human capital
(economic, social, cultural and political skills within a country)

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what does UNESCO stand for and what are its aims?

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United Nations education scientific and cultural organisation
aims to advance in peace, improve human rights and sustainable development

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why is education restricted in some areas of the world?

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-ethnicity
-physical and mental disability
-social class
-wealth

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what is PPP

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purchasing power parity- relates to average earnings in a country to local prices and what they buy

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why do governments play a crucial role in development?

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they determine how much a country’s wealth should be spent on providing vital components of human development

17
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what is Neo-liberal

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supports free flows and trade and reduction in government spending
(economic liberalisation )

18
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neo-colonial

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use of social, economic and political pressures to influence other countries
usually old colonies

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what are the MDGs and what were their goals

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millennium development goals from 2000-2015 which aimed to improve human well-being in developing countries

20
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benefits of the MDGs

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improved access sanitation to over 2.1billion people
6.2 million deaths prevented from malaria

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drawbacks of the MDGs

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most of the improvement came from china and masked the reality of people in areas such as South Asia and Africa

22
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What are the SDGs

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sustainable development goals
apply to all countries not just developing ones
include sustainable development

23
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what are the SDGs goals?

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-clean energy
-decent work
-sustainable cities
-protecting oceans and ecosystems

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What is the UDHR?

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universal declaration of human rights
set up in 1948
consists of 30 signed articles

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drawbacks of the UDHR

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not legally binding just a treaty
cannot force countries to change policies

26
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human rights in the UK

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in 1998 law
human rights are protected by law including
-being gay is not considered a crime
-employers must respect workers religion, ethnicity

27
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why some objections are made towards the ECHR

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some believe it threatens British sovereignty

28
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what is the Geneva convention

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humanitarian protection due to advances in weapons and technology
-protecting people not taking part in conflict

29
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what is the R2P

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right to protect
-adopted by 150 countries key principle to protect human rights around the world

30
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4 different geopolitical interventions

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1- development aid
2-trade embargoes
3-military aid
4-military action

31
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what is meant by geopolitical intervention

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the use of economic, political or military power by countries or groups to bring about change in the world

32
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what is development aid

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is financial aid given to developing countries to support their long-term development

33
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two different types of military action

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-direct action such as sending troops
-indirect action- providing military assistance

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