International Development Flashcards
1
Q
What is poverty ?
A
State of being poor
2
Q
What is inequality?
A
Idea that different people experienced different standards of living
3
Q
What is GDP per capita?
A
Total amount of money that a country makes in a year, divided by the countries population. Nations “average income”
4
Q
What is HDI? human development index
A
A measure of life expectancy, mean years of schooling and GDP per capita
5
Q
What is development gap?
A
Gap between the richest (most developed) and poorest (least developed) countries in the world
