geography-development
development indicators
what they show: standard of living/quality of life
economic indicators
social indicators
health
education
equality
equal opportunities for women
fair distribution of wealth
freedom of speech
life expectancy
death rate
infant mortality rate
birth rate
% in primary education
literacy rate
wealth
jobs
GDP - the total value of all goods and services produced in a country
GNP PER Capita- GNP divided by the total population
GNP - GDP plus earnings from foreign investment
differs between countries
measuring development
important to use more than one indicator when measuring development
composite indicator
Used by the UN
Called the HDI - human development index
number of years schooling
life expectancy
GNP per capita
PPP-purchasing power parity, compares what the same amount of money can buy in different countries
Contrast in development
Brandt Line - imaginary division line, showing a rough way of dividing countries of the world into rich north and poor south but sinces the 1980's some 'poor' countries have developed rapidly.
NIC's - newly industrialised countries
Why have they grown
products are kept cheap
profits are used to invest and to buy home produced goods
focus on export and trade
over time workforce become more skilled and better educated
switch from agriculture to manufacturing and service sjobs
stong, stable governemant
Factors affecting development
historical/political factors
social factors
physical factors