Introduction to Development and Human Development

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions, measurements, and influencing factors of development and human development.

Human Development

A specific branch of development focusing on people and their quality of life.

Economic Aspects of Development

Factors related to the financial growth, wealth, and income distribution within a country.

Social Aspects of Development

Factors related to the wellbeing of a population, including health, education, and social services.

GDP

A way of measuring economic development that stands for Gross Domestic Product.

GDP per Capita

A way of measuring economic development calculated by dividing the total Gross Domestic Product by the population.

Life expectancy

A way of measuring social development based on the average number of years a person is expected to live.

Literacy rate

A way of measuring social development based on the percentage of people who can read and write.

Infant mortality rate

A way of measuring social development based on the number of deaths of children under one year of age.

Birth rate

A way of measuring social development by the number of live births per thousand of population per year.

Environmental Development Measuring

Ways of measuring development using the percentage of urban and rural population and Carbon emissions.

Human Development Index (HDI)

A composite statistic used to compare levels of human development across three distinct categories.

Colonialism

A historical factor identified as a reason for different levels of development between nations.

Political instability

A factor that can hinder or create different levels of development within a country.

Technology and Industrialization

Factors related to manufacturing and technical advancement that result in different levels of development.

Trade, Trade imbalance and Unfair Trade

Economic factors involving international commerce that explain different levels of development.