Ch 28 - The Economic and Sustainable Development 

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sanitation
Environment may be their source of food, fuel, ________, and waste disposal.
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Sustainable development
________: economic development that is conducted with depletion of natural resources.
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Economic growth
________: an increase in the real output of an economy over time (less multidimensional)
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Economic development
qualitative measure of the countys standard of living (more multidimensional)
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Sustainable development
economic development that is conducted with depletion of natural resources
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relationship between sustainability and poverty
poor people in LEDCs have to rely more on the environment than rich countries/people
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Characteristics of LEDC’s 
* Low levels of GDP per capital
* High levels of poverty 
* Relatively large agriculture sector 
* Large urban informal sector 
* High birth rate
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How does real income increase?
an increase in the quality of life
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Foreign aid
money, food or resources given or lent by one country to another. 
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Humanitarian aid
food aid, medical relief and emergency relief aid which is often provided by nongovernmental organisations (NGOs).
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Official development assistance
aid which is granted to economically less developed countries by governments is called.
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Programme aid
funding provided for specific programmes which is dependent on the recipient adhering to specific conditions.