International Development ✅ Flashcards
What is development?
The use of resources to improve the standard of living and quality of life in a nation
What 3 factors measure HDI?
Life expectancy, number of years at Schools, GDP per person
What are the social factors of development
Less dead kids, living longer, female equality, justice
What are the economical factors of development
Education for all, more jobs, more healthcare, more money for country
What are the environmental factors of development?
Lower pollution, sustainability
What is standard of living?
The level of wealth and resources/ facilities availiable to people
What is quality of life?
The general wellbeing based on a person or society defined in terms of health and happiness
What is GDP
Gross domestic product/ how much a country is worth
LIC income
$1045
NEE income
$1045-$12746
HIC income
$12 746+
Development indicator?
Tells you how developed a country is using measurable data
Calculation for PPP?
GDP/Total population=PPP
Landlocked definition?
A country surrounded by land with no ocean or coastline
Abosulte Poverty?
Where people are so poor that they cant meet basic needs such as food
Relative Povrety?
Where people are poor compared to the average but have enough to live on
Trade
Buying and selling of good between countries
Independence
When a country or region gains political freedom from outside control
Reclaimed land
Adding material to make new land
Primary sector
work with/get raw material form land or sea eg farmer miner fisherman
Secondary sector
Turn raw material into something else eg clother cars baking
Tertiary sector
Poeple carry out service for others such as cleaning doctor teacher
Quaternary sector
Highly skilled poepl useing knowledge eg scientist
HIgher HDI…
more devoleped country
What are some differences between Malawi and Singapore?
Singapore: GDP per capita $65,233 per person, 15% in poverty, very little farmland and natural resources, main business is a shipping hub, finance is earned by importing and processing oil and chemicals
Malawi: GDP per capita $780 per person , 50.7% in poverty, lots of farmland and natural resources, main business is agriculture, finances earned by farming and tobacco export
Reasons why the development gap has grown:
Historical reasons, physical reasons, social reasons, conflict and corruption, reliance on few exports, and lack of industry
what is a HIPC?
Highly indebited poor country
Countries with high poverty and debt and can get special assistance from the IMF and World Bank
What is an NGO
Non-government Organisation
charities such as Oxfam which help people but arent part of the government
what is a micro finance
Non-government organisations give small loans to people to help them set up a business
What is a TNC?
Transnational corporation
Company that has operations like factories,research and shops in multiple countries
What strategies help reduce the development gap?
Help, aid, non-government organisations, help from technology, manufactory and TNCs and fair trade
How does self-help reduce the development gap?
The poorer countries do their best to stop crimes try new crops build factories educate and train people and build more schools and hospitals
How does aid help reduce the development gap?
Rich countries help poor countries by giving them money and loans. there are long-term and emergency aids
What are the UN sustainable goals?
They are 17 goals to transform our world. They encourage development in all countries. They include things such as no poverty, zero hunger, good education, gender equality climate action, and peace and justice
