KAA development Flashcards
Development
increase in standard of living in a whole population
Savings gap
Low income poverty
Low savings
Lack of funds in banks
Low investment
Low growth
Low gni growth
Low hdi growth
Harrod domar model
Savings ration/capital output ratio = economic growth
Prebish singer hypothesis
Yed inelastic primary products
World income rises
Less than porpitante increase in Qd than income
Prices of primary products rise slowly exports
Yed elastic capital
Greater than proportionate increase in Qd than income for capital
Prices rise quickly for imports
TOT worsens
For every import the country must sell more exports
Barrier to diversification
Lewis model:
Rural to urban
Factories more productive
MRP higher, higher wages than farmers
Farmers move to cities to work in factories 30%
Mobility of labour - tourism