social measures into one figure. 5. - enhanced, whilst profits flowing out of the country from a company such and dividends), minus similar payments made to other countries. It is therefore better to look at a NUMBER of different - The average age a person can expect to live to at birth. 2. • Social – relating to the development of the people of the place and; Economic, relating to the finances and wealth of the place. Again, this indicates how much money is available in a country 1 being the most developed. - How many babies die per 1,000 live births per year. in the country and how well the most vulnerable in society, the very There have been MAJOR changes to the global economy over time; The growth of Newly Emerging Economies such as China and India or the BRIC economies, The emergence of major regional trading blocs like the European Union, Many High Income countries have experienced deindustrialisation – the loss of manufacturing industries, World trade has GROWN, increasing amounts of goods are moving around the world, Trade is more OPEN – there are fewer barriers to global trade, Some countries are stuck in poverty – these are known by the UN as the Least Developed Countries, Major TNCs have had an impact on the economy, The rise of quaternary industries and digital industries has been witnessed, Development relates to “the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.”. Access to safe water - What percentage of people have access to sanitary and safe water that is free from bacteria and parasites. not take into account population size as shown in the example below. Happy Planet Brazil and the UK have very similar GNPs in 2011, but the UK This is a total sum, and shows the overall size of the People per doctor death rates fall due to imported medicine and technology in many poorer It would be better to look at CAUSE of death, as in MEDCs it finances and wealth of the place; and Political, relating to the This is becoming less useful as a measure of development, as death rates fall due to imported medicine and technology in many poorer countries. 2. They differ from LICs in that they no longer rely primarily on agriculture, have made gains in infrastructure and industrial growth, and are experiencing increasing incomes and high levels of investment. study this on a local scale, and consider with our own community how For example: Health. We could look at development a national scale, and consider how health and wealth change across the British Isles (life expectancy is lower in Scotland than it is in England for example). (i.e. (i.e. GDP is part of GNI. It GNP -Gross National Product differences between the quality of life between countries and It would be better to look at CAUSE of death, as in HICs it will be wealth and age related illnesses
for the training and recruitment of doctors, which has an instant knock 8. together with its income received from other countries (such as interest Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa (the so-called BRICS countries). The last scale we can look at is globally, because there are huge by Rob Gamesby is licensed under a. Different economic and social measures of development, “the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.”. GNI is therefore different to GDP because it includes it! There are a huge number of measures that can be used to measure the level of Development of a place. GDP is part of GNI. GNI per head - Gross national income is a measure of the country’s wealth. 5. The Geography of development is all about how wealth and the quality of factors. • High income country (HIC) - a country that has a GNI per capita of $12,746 or above according to the World Bank. year from a water related disease. There are, GDP is part of GNI. security, water quality, shelter and medical care are in a country. its This is something we take for granted in the UK, but according to Water.org 780 million people lack access to safe water and 3.4million die every year from a water related disease. We can study this on a local scale, and consider with our own community how different groups of people on one estate might be wealthier and have a better quality of life than others.