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GNI

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Gross national income
GNI is the total amount of money that a country’s population earns in a year.
GNI per head is equal to the GNI divided by the country’s population.

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HDI

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Human development indicator
The HDI is a measure of life expectancy, literacy rate and GNI per capita

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Development

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Development is an improvement in a country’s capacity to produce goods and services for its population.

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Describe Hics

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Thay are the weallthiest countries
The GNI per capita (head), levels of education and literacy, and the quality of life are high.
GNI per capita (head) of $12,746 or more.
More economically developed

Exaples of hic would be Japan, France, Germany, UK

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Describe Nees

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They are going through development
They are usually strong at manufacturing products, have a growing middle class and the average quality of life has risen quickly.

Examples would be = Brazil, India, Russia, China

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Describe Lics

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They are the poorest countries
The GNI per capita (head), levels of education & literacy, and quality of life is low.
GNI per capita (head) of $1,045 or less.

Exaples of lics would be Somalia, Ghana, Afaghnistan

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What is a TNC ?

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A transnational corporation or a TNC is a large company that operates in several different countries. A TNC usually has it’s headquaters in High income country and production plants in LIC/NEEs

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