Measuring Development 4 Flashcards
1
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HDI
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- Human development Index
2
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GDP
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- Gross Domestic Product
3
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1 cause of global inequality:
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- Landlocked and mountainous countries develop slower as trade is more difficult
4
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1 consequence of global inequality:
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- More than 775 million people in the World cannot read or write
5
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How does HDI measure the health of a country?
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- Life Expectancy - the richer the healthier
6
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How many stages does Rostows’ model have?
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- 5
7
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Describe Frank’s dependency theory
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- Resources are transferred from the periphery to the core and goods are sent from the core to the periphery
8
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Benefit of top-down development:
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- Improves development
9
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Problems of top-down development:
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- Locals are often not involved in the project
10
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Define the term bottom-up development
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- Charities and NGO’s focus on a small area/issue and improve it for the local people.
11
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2 factors that can contribute towards development
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- Debt relief for developing countries
- Remittance of wages from migrant workers.
