Global Development
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- Created on: 05-06-19 09:56
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- Global Development
- Consequences of uneven development
- Education
- in poorer countries, education is worse
- Governments cant afford to invest in education
- Locals cant afford school fees
- Cycle of poverty is hard to break out of because young people dont have the skills to get better-paid jobs
- in poorer countries, education is worse
- Health
- more developed countries have better healthcare systems
- Life expectancy is greater and infant mortality rates are lower in high income countries
- in poorer countries, access to healthy food is worse
- Health
- People have a greater income in more developed countries
- Shelter
- Key social element, determining human development since the 1980s
- access to housing in developing and emerging countries is difficult
- many people are forced to live in slums
- Access to Employment
- in developing and emerging countries access to employment is limited
- more people descend on urban cities, searching for a secure job
- people working in the informal sector lack basic employment rights and an income that is uncertain on a daily basis
- in developing and emerging countries access to employment is limited
- Food Security
- estimated 870 million people do not have access to adequate food supplies
- rapid population growh and low productivity causes high demands for food
- Technology
- key factor in driving economic development
- growth in availability of technology in developing countries
- increased access to internet and new ways to provide electricity
- Water security
- main consequence of uneven development
- in 2017 the world health organisation and unicef estimated 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water
- people dying each year from water related issues
- Education
- strategies to improve development
- technology
- refers to tools, machines and systems that improve quality of life
- easy to use, affordable and cheap to maintain
- LED lightbulbs
- people can work in the dark
- higher income
- children can study in the dark
- increasing skills
- people can work in the dark
- refers to tools, machines and systems that improve quality of life
- Aid
- resources or money given from one country to another
- Debt releif
- based on inter-governmental agreements
- either part or all of a countries debt is cancelled, or interest rates are reduced
- poor countries have more money to spend on development instead of always worrying about debt
- Fairtrade
- based on inter-governmental agreements
- farmers in LICs get a fair price for their goods
- farmers have enough money to support their family
- technology
- Consequences of uneven development
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