Reducing EU Development Gap Flashcards
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Where does the UK rank for HDI?
21
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Where does Poland rank for HDI?
41
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What is the UK’s GNI per capita?
$36,130
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What is Poland’s GNI per capita?
$17,310
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What percentage of people are employed by agriculture in the UK?
1.4%
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What percentage of people are employed by agriculture in Poland?
17.4%
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What percentage of people are still in poverty in the UK?
14%
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What percentage of people are still in poverty in Poland?
17%
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How much money does the UK make?
$351.3 billion
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How much money does Poland make?
$134.7 billion
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What are the political reasons for the UK being more developed than Poland?
Communism and capitalism. Communist east still lags behind capitalist and more developed west.
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What are environmental reasons for the UK being more developed than Poland?
In west, climate is better suited for growing crops. Poland has poor, infertile soil and often mountainous areas, making subsistence farming the only viable option.
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What is the main objective of the cohesion policy?
To promote economic growth in 274 regions of EU.
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What has the cohesion policy done for jobs?
Created 600,000 over last 5 years
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What has the cohesion policy done for training?
Invested in training for 15 million people each year.
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What has the cohesion policy done for roads?
Co-financed construction of over 25,000km of roads