Human Wellbeing and Development Flashcards
1
Q
How do we measure wellbeing in countries?
A
W-Wealth
H-Health
E-Education
2
Q
What are factors that impact and influence development?
A
S-Social
H-History
E-Economic
E-Environmental
P-Political
T-Technoligy
3
Q
What is Quantitative information?
A
- Numbers and facttual information
- E.g.:
- Social indicators such as Literacy, population growth, LE (Life expectancy), TFR (Total Fertility Rate), and number of doctors per 1000
- Economic indicators such as GDP (Gross Domestic Product) or GNP(Gross National Product)/per Capita or HDI(Human Development Index)
- Environmental Indicators such as CO2 emmisions or access to fresh water
- Political Factors such as defence expenditure (=saftey) and female parlamentarians
- Technoligical factors that imapct wellbeing such as rate of mechanisation (% population in agriculture) and access to inernet
4
Q
What is Qualitative information?
A
- More difficult to measure and compare
- Uses surveys and interviews not just numerical values
- E.g.:
- HPI( Happy Planet Index) uses LE, experienced well-being, and ecological footprint
- Gross National Happiness
- World Press Freedom Index
- OECP(Better Life Initiative)
5
Q
If our goal as humans is to improve the wellbeing of people, what would we do?
A
- Work out e way of measuring wellbeing
- Then try to improve that measurment
6
Q
What does TFR stand for
A
Total Fertility Rate
7
Q
What does GNP stand for
A
Gross National Product
8
Q
What does LE stand for
A
Life Expectancy
9
Q
what does GDP stand for
A
Gross Domestic Product
10
Q
What does HDI stand for
A
Human Development Index
11
Q
What dies PPP stand for
A
Purchasing Power Purity
12
Q
How do we measure HDI?
A
Life Expectancy+average years of schooling=GNI/per Capita
