Underdevelopment Gov Responses Essay Flashcards
Intro
The Department for International Development is the UK governments response to tackle global underdevelopment. It will be argued the UK’s government response had made some progress in resolving the issue. There has been some limitations & ultimately it has not been completely successful
Poor Education - Point
UK aid through DFID has been effective in tackling underdevelopment by addressing poor education & gender inequality
Poor Education - Explain
A country is unable to develop if it doesn’t realise the potential of half its population
DFID has made it a priority to reach as many girls as possible to get them into school
Poor Education - Example
DFIDs flagship programme is the Girls Education Challenge which currently supports 1 million girls to benefit from a good quality education who would otherwise have been left behind
Poor Education - Analysis
The programme has been effective as those countries benefit from a more educated workforce
Poor Education - Rebuttal Point
Following the merger of DFID into another government the UK gov is pulling back on its support for Family Planning initiatives
Poor Education - Rebuttal Explain
UK one of biggest supporters of efforts by developing countries to support family planning in a safe way promoting the health of mothers with provision of advice & contraception
Poor Education - Rebuttal Example
UK gov reduced support for family planning by the UN by 85% in 2021
Poor Education - Conclusion
Success of UK to help tackle gender inequality risks being reversed while hundreds of women & children may needlessly die
Infrastructure - Point
UK aid through DFID effective tackling underdevelopment through improving infrastructure
Infrastructure - Explain
One economic factor holding back a country’s development is lacking quality infrastructure
DFID often works with governments to help build infrastructure to support jobs which increases tax receipts
Infrastructure - Example
Between 2017-24, UK spending £80 million through DFID in Ethiopia to help create over 100,000 jobs in a new industrial park
Infrastructure - Rebuttal Point
Following merger of DFID into another government department, UK pulling support to help provide clean water
Infrastructure - Rebuttal Explain
Clean water essential in preventing disease
Cuts by UK on clean water initiatives could do damage to development efforts
Infrastructure - Rebuttal Example
Announced in 2021, UK aid supporting clean water cut by around 80%
Infrastructure - Conclusion
As girls are often required to collect water they will suffer the most as UK reduced infrastructure support
Healthier World - Point
Efforts by UK through DFID tackling underdevelopment working towards healthier world
Healthier World - Explain
Countries development often held back through large numbers of workers being ill with preventable diseases
DFID does a lot of global work to help tackle these diseases by providing treatments so the populations of developing countries are healthy
Healthier World - Example
Between 2016-20 DFID funded international organisations such as GAVI to help 76 million children become immunised
Healthier World - Rebuttal Point
UK may hamper efforts at tackling disease because of 2021 cuts
Healthier World - Rebuttal Explain
Polio one disease close to global eradication but with UK pulling funding for for Polio vaccine initiatives, millions of children now at greater risk of dying in countries like Afghanistan
Healthier World - Rebuttal Example
Announced in 2021, the UK will drop funding of Polio vaccine from £110 million to just £5 million
Healthier World - Conclusion
Reduction in help towards diseases will see thousands needlessly die
Overall Conclusion
UK been effective in addressing some major development issues through creation of DFID
Key to tackling poor education, a lack of infrastructure & disease
Recent cuts may do harm especially to gender equality as cuts in family planning support may result in death of thousands of women & girls
