Quiz 2 Development Gap Flashcards
“The unjust economic and socio-political structures, that distort and constrain the development process”
(Umali in Dacanay, 2001)
The UNJUST economic and SOCIO-POLITICAL structures, that DISTORT and CONSTRAIN the development process
Development Gap
The penchant/liking of governments in using NATIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS in identifying the development status of the country.
DISTORTED
DISTORTED.
High _______ rate, however, does not always translate to _________ quality of life of poor families (no trickle down effect)
GNP ; improved
DISTORTED.
National economic indicators do not always show whether the fruits of economic progress are distributed __________.
EQUITABLY
” Development process has always been distorted, resulting in prosperity for some but continued poverty for many other”.
Midgley, 2014
Development gap PERPETUATES/sustain a structure that promotes poor people’s feeling of helplessness and dependence on the elite.
CONSTRAINING
CONSTRAINING.
________ the poor sector to actively participate in community development (left behind since being discriminated, disadvantaged, and deprived).
PREVENTS
CONSTRAINING.
Resources that could be used for more productive means are ________ in mitigating social problems instead of delivering better social services to improve the lives of the poor .
DIVESTED/deprived
Who are left behind?
- Women and girls
- People in the rural areas
- IPs
- Ethnic and linguistic minorities
- PWDs
- Migrants
- Gender and sexual minorities
- Youth
- Older people
The government is mandated to implement programs to ensure the rights of the Filipino poor to FOOD, WORK, EDUCATION, HOUSING, and HEALTHCARE which will be met under a new law signed by president Duterte.
MAGNA CARTA OF THE POOR
MAGNA CARTA OF THE POOR = RA _______
RA 11291, Section 3a
Who are the 10 marginalized under the magna carta of the poor?
- Farmer-peasants
- Fisherfolk
- Workers in the formal sector including migrant
workers - Workers in the informal sector
- Indigenous people and cultural communities
- Women
- PWDs
- Senior citizens
- Victims of calamities/natural and human-induced
disasters - Youth
Why are people left behind?
absolute deprivation & Relative disadvantage
live below accepted standards of security, income, public services, infrastructure or well-being
ABSOLUTE DEPRIVATION
facing exclusion, discrimination and/or entrenched INEQUALITIES, less able to gain influence, get educated, survive setbacks, acquire wealth, access job markets or technologies, have shorter and riskier lives, rank below median in SDG outcomes and opportunities
RELATIVE DISADVANTAGE
Five Disadvantages and deprivations
DSSGG
1. Discrimination
2. Socio-Economic Status
3. Shocks and Fragility
4. Geography
5.Governance
People experience exclusion, bias or mistreatment in laws, policies, access to public services and social practices due to their identity (ascribed or assumed).
DISCRIMINATION