Disparities in Wealth & Development

Development & measuring levels

Tasks

1) Define MEDC, LEDC, NIC & be able to give charateristics of each.

2) What does development mean? discussion.

3) Factors that aid/restrict development of countries.

4) Measuring development (definitions of various indicators). Discussion about GDP, GNP, GDP/capita/Real GDP/capita. Problems of relying on economic indicators alone?

5) What are qualitative, composite & quantative indicators?

6) HDI what, why is it usefull?

7) In groups collect development statistics for 6 countries & rank the countries. Do your rankings mirror HDI ranking of the countries?

1. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator,
2. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/,
3. http://statinfo.biz/geomap.aspx?act=7753&lang=2

8) Read the following articles:

Forget GDP

Can happinesss meassure well being?

Happy planet index map

9) Open the spreadsheet (development indicators) & use spearman rank to test the relationship between GDP & happiness, GDP & HDI. Plot a scattergraph to see if there is a correlation between happiness and HDI.

10) Employment structures & reasons for % of P/S/T

North/South divide map

GDP/capita map

global HDI map

Development powerpoint

Spearman Rank & Millenium Goals

Tasks

1) Spearman Rank Coefficient - what is it, why do we use it, when is it used?

2) Spearman Rank PP - go through as a class & complete tasks.

3) Millenium Goals UN millenium goals webpage

Make notes about the different millenium goals.

4) Read the case studies on these links - usefull to make notes for case studies/examples

1. Eradicate extreme poverty & hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality & empower women
4. Reduce child mortality rate
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/Aids, malaria & other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop global partnership for development

5) worldbank.org - millenium development goals atlas

Homework: Additional Reading:

• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 1
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 2
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 3
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 4
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 5
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 6
• Millenium Goals Achievements in Asia 7

Revision: Past papers

• regional development
• industry & emloyment structures
• globalisation & industry

Basic model answer of exam Qs

Homework: Revision + additional reading:

• Wealth of nations: nature inequalities
• Wealth of nations: past & future

Aid

1) Aid: Types of aid: p.642 (Waugh).

• bilateral aid
• multilateral aid
• NGO aid
• Short-term (emergency) aid
• Long-term (structural) aid

Does aid work?

Good Aid

2) Read Aid from OECD countries & make notes about the comitments to aid from countries

Trade

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

past paper Q

Fair Trade

What are the implications trade restrictions on levels of development? How & why are many LEDCs struggling with international debt obligations?

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4) micro-finance problems in India (2011)

5) Look at the interactive graphic about UK aid payments:

1. Describe how the level of money spent on aid has changed over the decades?
2. Have the countries recieving the aid changed? If so, what are the main changes?
3. Which countries recieve the most aid & why do you think this is?

Trade agreements & their impact on development

3) Read:

• Africa & aid
• Malawi & aid issues
• Ethiopian Food Aid
• GPI & aid
• Global Peace Index
• Zambian Aid & Fraud
• War & aid: book review

4) What are the problems faced by people & organisations trying to deliver aid projects.

5) Is aid a good thing?

6) Have a look at this webpage - its an ongoing project in Uganda & has some interesting article related to aid & development: www.guardian.co.uk/katine

7) Fair trade video clip

Holiday Homework:

Essay: Referring to examples, explain why tourism has grown rapidly in many less
economically developed countries in recent years. [20 marks]