Notes 5.3

Question 1

NIDL in LDCs

Answer 1

• largest concentration of jobs in LDCs = primary sector
• LDC’s then focus on exporting raw materials to NICs (and to some degree, MDCs)
• Example: Tanzania, DRC

Question 2

NIDL in NICs

Answer 2

• largest concentration of jobs in NICs = secondary sector
• NICs focus on manufacturing finished goods for MDCs
  
  • often receive raw materials from LDCs
• NICs want manufacturing companies to move parts of their business form HDCs to them
• NICs try to attract these businesses through several means:

Question 3

NICs try to attract HDC businesses through several means

Answer 3

1. lowering pay standards for workers
   
   2. Lowering environmental standards
   3. Tax breaks
   4. Establishing special economic zones (SEZ)
      
      • SEZs = an area of a country where the economic laws differ from the rest of the country

Question 4

NIDL in MDCs

Answer 4

1. Largest concentration of jobs in MDCs = tertiary sector (or higher)
2. one common development: growth of high technology corridors (technopoles)