🏙️ csmp sg4

Question 1

4!! sri lanka before economic change (socio economic)

Answer 1

agriculture industry
imported expensive manufactured goods
civil war = less FDI (investment)

Question 2

sri lanka before economic change (demographic)

Answer 2

older population so didn’t work
many young ppl killed at war

Question 3

sri lanka before economic change (cultural)

Answer 3

civil war between sinhalese and tamils over land

Question 3

sri lanka before economic change (environmental)

Answer 3

air pollution due to traffic
water pollution due to industry
USS - poor sanitation & waste management

Question 4

what were main working sectors in 1980 & 2014 (%)

Answer 4

1980: primary (46%)
2014: tertiary (45%)

Question 5

asian tigers

Answer 5

fast developming asian countries

Question 6

global shift

Answer 6

increased global connections so relocation of manufacturing

Question 7

comparative advantage

Answer 7

advantages for TNCs when relocating labour intensive factories do EDCs

Question 8

new international division of labour

Answer 8

ACs focusing on services
EDCs focusing on manufacturing

Question 9

player

Answer 9

a person, group etc who is interested in development

Question 10

how do the sri lankan government drive economic change

Answer 10

• mahinda chintana - manifesto to develop country
• aimed to create 3 mil jobs
• reconstruction of war torn areas
  vision 2025 - grow knowledge economy & attract FDI
• top down projects eg sahaspura

Question 11

how do nestle drive economic change

Answer 11

• factory employed 1200 ppl & positively impacted 23,000
• coconut plan: 10,000 commutes to 2000 farmers to increase their income
• dairy development programme: trained and aided farmers
• £28 mil to farmers in exchange for milk etc

Question 12

how do the ADB (asian development bank) drive economic change

Answer 12

• $9.7 bil to sri lanka as loans/grants since 1980
• rural development: trained teachers, safe water, 95% of villages connected to electricity grid, 630km of roads/highways
• puts sri lanka in a lot of debt

Question 13

socio economic impact of economic change

Answer 13

• improved infrastructure
• improved healthcare
• USS clearance eg sahaspura
• rural -> urban migration
• still lots of inequality

Question 14

demographic impact of economic change

Answer 14

• older population don’t have enough savings/pension schemes
• still lots of gender inequality
• more skilled workforce but they’re leaving for better paid jobs in other countries

Question 15

environmental impact of economic change

Answer 15

• more tourism = environmental degradation eg litter
• tourist facilities eg pools can drain water supply
• more cars = pollution
• more waste due to industry
• government have invested in HEP which provides 76% of country’s electricity

Question 16

cultural impact of economic change

Answer 16

• some traditional social stratification replaced by money/class
• women have less kids as they don’t expect them to die due to better healthcare
• more tourism = drugs, trafficking, prostitution, gambling, crime etc