Key Words - Flashcards
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Bottom Billion -
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- Poorest 1 billion people in the world (globally),
Paul Collier.
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LEDC -
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- Less economically developed country, developing countries such as Mexico and Egypt.
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LLEDC -
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- Least economically developed country, very poor countries like Bangladesh and Somalia.
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First World -
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- Industrialised, production made on mass scale and capitalist, where the economy is a competitive system, countries such as America and UK.
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Third World -
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- Pre- industrialised countries (Communist?) such as Bangladesh and Ghana.
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GNI - Gross National Income
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- Total economic value produced by a country each year
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Neoliberalism -
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- Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to development which aims to maximise the role of the private business .
. Key difference to modernisation theory is the shift from Keynesian-style government control to the dominance of the large company.