Development

• Development = Development is a process of change and improvement in the standard of living of people in a country over a period of time.

• MEDC - more economically developed country.

• LEDC - less economically developed country.

• GDP - gross domestic product. The total value of all goods and services produced by a country, a statistic.

• IMR - infant mortality. How many infants die within one year of birth per 1000.

• HDI - human development index. Measured from 0 (worst) to 1 (best). Uses GDP, LE and Literacy rate. Developed by the UN.

• LE - life expectancy. How long the average person lives in the country.

Economic:

• GDP.

• GDP/c.

Environmental:

• Urban-rural population.

• Sustainable use of resources.

• Carbon emmissions.

Social:

• Diet.

• Healthcare.

• Housing.

• Human rights.

• Literacy/education.

• Life expectancy.

History:

• Colonialism.

• Industrial Revolution.

• Slavery.

• Neo-Colonialism = New forms of colonialism. A company that sells in MEDCs, but produces in LEDCs.

Trade:

• LEDCs usually export raw materials which sell for less than manufactured goods.

Technology and Industrialisation:

• Mass production.

• Rapid urbanisation.

• Require high literacy rate.

• LEDCs sell product locally and don’t mass produce.

Health and Welfare:

• Development can’t take place if the people are barely surviving.

• Need enough food, healthy workers and clean services.

Education and Training:

• Someone must have skills to work.

Political Stability:

• Wars, civil unrest and riots all slow development as resources are used to stop these issues.

• Infrastructure is destroyed and people stop working.