What is development? - ANSWERDevelopment is the process of growth or change from one condition to another.
What are the 6 main areas for development in Global Politics - ANSWEREconomic, Social, Demographic, Political, Cultural, Environmental
What are some limitations or problems with categori...
What is development? - ANSWERDevelopment is the process of growth or change from
one condition to another.
What are the 6 main areas for development in Global Politics - ANSWEREconomic,
Social, Demographic, Political, Cultural, Environmental
What are some limitations or problems with categorising development (3)? - ANSWER-
The level of development changes through time but our perspective that certain
countries are more or less developed can make it difficult to assess the evidence
- "Average" development level within a country can mask differences within the country
e.g. Urban VS Rural or North VS South
- There are alternative ways to measure development and it is difficult to use just one
measure with any accuracy e.g. wealth doesn't always reflect quality of life or better
health
Apples vs. Oranges - ANSWERYou can't compare apples and oranges. Likewise its
hard to compare one development indicator with another and make a fair judgement on
a country's development.
What is the danger with using average development of a country? - ANSWERAverage
development level within a country can mask differences within the country e.g. urban
vs rural, North vs South
What are some social single development indicators? - ANSWERHealth:
- nutrition
- life expectancy
- infant mortality rates
- HIV/ Aids
Education:
- literacy rates
- primary school attendance
- tertiary education
Domestic violence
What are some economic single development indicators? - ANSWER- GDP (Gross
domestic product)
- GNP (Gross national product)
, - GINI coefficient (income inequality)
- Military spending
- government spending
What are the dangers of using single indicators to measure development? - ANSWER-
Age groups can heavily affect the data obtained
- One indicator can mask other issues
GDP overview - ANSWER- Gross Domestic Product (sum total of all the goods and
services produced in one country)
- Doesn't take into account informal economy
- Doesn't take into account 'care services' (caring for elderly/ unpaid work)
- it indicates how developed the service sector is
- it is used to establish which countries should receive aid
- it can be manipulated by governments who want to gain aid or investment
PPP overview - ANSWER- Purchasing Power Parity
- Compares the cost of living between countries
GDP based on PPP overview - ANSWERShows GDP. but takes into account what can
be bought with that money
GNI overview - ANSWER- Gross National income
- The total income received for the goods and services produced in a country
Gini Coefficient overview - ANSWER- measures inequality between the highest and
lowest income
- Something that needs to be considered when studying the GINI coefficient is if work
permit people are considered...
- TAX payers (elaborate)
What are some examples of composite indicies? - ANSWER- Human development
index
- Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Gender Inequality Index
- Fragile State Index
HDI Overview - ANSWER- Human development index
- Made up of: GNI per capita, life expectancy, comparisons between expected years of
schooling for current school children and mean years of schooling for adults (where as
the old system just looked at adult literacy)
Advantages:
- Composite
- Allows comparison
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