Society 2.0

Question 1

China’s greatest weakness in SPI :

India’s greatest weakness in SPI :

Answer 1

OPPORUNITY - CHINA

BASIC HUMAN NEEDS - INDIA

Question 2

What criteria has the greatest difference between China and India’s scores?

Answer 2

Basic Human Needs

Question 3

Where do China and India rank on basic human needs?

Answer 3

China : 71st

India : 101st

Question 4

SPI rankings 2016 :

India

China

USA

Answer 4

India : 101st

China : 92nd

USA : 16th

Question 5

Why is the SPI more reliable than GDP?

Answer 5

SPI accounts for a large variety of factors which determine social progress

Question 6

Rank the countries in terms of GIni coefficient: What does this show?

Answer 6

China
USA
India

India has the greatest equality -
China has greater inequality than the USA

Question 7

What traditional practice may be the cause of India’s low SPI>

Answer 7

India’s CASTE system tradition

lower castes suffer lack of inclusion / access to services

Question 8

Technology access index;

China -

India -

Answer 8

China - 0.43

India - 0.34

Question 9

What is notable about the percentage of Indian’s who pay tax?

Is this sustainable?

Why is this?

Answer 9

only 3% pay tax

no - limited money available for state spending / infrastructure

since very low GDP of $1,580 per capita

Question 10

How can India widen its tax base?

Answer 10

lift people out of poverty by providing economic opportunities

Question 11

Number of people in slavery

China -

India -

Which view highlights this?

Answer 11

China - 2.9million

India - 14million

Question 12

Why may USA’s population not be fully beneficial in the future?

Answer 12

baby boomer generation now transitioning to retirees

greater % of migrants making up workforce
= more $$$ repatriated

Question 13

When will China’s population peak?

Answer 13

2030

Question 14

When will India’s population overtake China’s?

Answer 14

2030

Question 15

When will the acceleration in population decline be greatest in China?

Answer 15

between 2040-2050

Question 16

When will the acceleration in population increase in India be greatest?

Answer 16

2020-2030

Question 17

What will happen to the rate of population increase in India?

Answer 17

will continue to grow in population size

but will decelerate in pace

Question 18

Why is population important?

X5 factors

Answer 18

• desire for favourable ratio between tax payers : dependents
• determines the spending power of population
• influences productivity
• determines gov spending priorities
• opportunities (e.g large military workforce)

Question 19

Sentence to describe the importance of population

Answer 19

Demographics can SUPPORT AND DRIVE GRWOTH but do not determine OUTCOMES

Question 20

How can demographic dividends be taken advantage of?

Answer 20

• continuity of governance
• secular governance
• efficient investment

Question 21

What does the increasing % of the population in India and China suggest?

Answer 21

increase in life expectancy

Question 22

Why may China’s mass of ageing population result in economic costs?

Answer 22

• creation of state pension scheme required

- healthcare investment

Question 23

How many is India adding to its potential workforce annually?

Answer 23

10million

Question 24

Why is India currently not reaping full benefit from its demographic dividends?

Answer 24

lack of FDI and Infrastructure to provide jobs to meet demographic dividends

results in continuation of poverty burden

Question 25

An ageing global population has the potential to bring what?

What publication suggested this?

Answer 25

GERIATRIC PEACE

Rand Corporation

Question 26

In China what is happening to urban densities?

Why is this?

Answer 26

urban densities decreasing

urban sprawl being created
in part due to increase in car ownership