Uneven development Flashcards
3 main causes for uneven development
physical, historical, economic
If a country is landlocked
higher cost of equipment
If a country has water scarcity
more income spent on water = more poor
If a century suffers from disasters
less money spent on investments as needed for repairs
Effect of being an ex-colony
power vacuum when independent causes civil wars via power struggles encouraging corruption, raw materials taken away, past little done to develop other industries and education so more time needed to develop sills needed
If employment is high in informal economies
taxation levels are low, government spends less on investments
if a country relies on their exports
little control over limited income as global prices fluctuate
If a money must spend more on healthcare
Less money spend on developing an economy
Trade blocks propose tariffs on processed not raw
less incomes for LICs as higher value work is done elsewhere
Tariff
Tax paid on imports or exports
Transit costs
country spends tax to countries that had their imports crossed through another
Three main consequences of uneven development
wealth inequality, health inequality, international migration
Health inequality
lack of felicities to treat illnesses, and high poverty makes it difficult for many to find protections against
Wealth inequality e.g.
18% of population EU + America w 60% global wealth. 27% Africa + India w 2% global wealth. Controlling countries previously colonialism now enjoy advantages of previous exploits
Who will be poorer in a country?
Less education, minority, woman, disabled
