Ch 28 - The Economic and Sustainable Development

sanitation

Environment may be their source of food, fuel, ________, and waste disposal.

Sustainable development

________: economic development that is conducted with depletion of natural resources.

Economic growth

________: an increase in the real output of an economy over time (less multidimensional)

Economic development

qualitative measure of the countys standard of living (more multidimensional)

Sustainable development

economic development that is conducted with depletion of natural resources

relationship between sustainability and poverty

poor people in LEDCs have to rely more on the environment than rich countries/people

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

How does real income increase?

an increase in the quality of life

Foreign aid

money, food or resources given or lent by one country to another. 

Humanitarian aid

food aid, medical relief and emergency relief aid which is often provided by nongovernmental organisations (NGOs).

Official development assistance

aid which is granted to economically less developed countries by governments is called.

Programme aid

funding provided for specific programmes which is dependent on the recipient adhering to specific conditions.