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EQ 1- Human Development Flashcards

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Most common way of measuring development at a national level

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GDP and GNI

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Other aspects of improving development other than economic progress

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  • improve people’s well-being
  • quality of life
  • contentment
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Indicators used for human development

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  • Life expectancy
  • infant and maternal mortality
  • literacy
  • healthcare
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What is the Happy Planet Index?

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Global measure of sustainable wellbeing

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What is HPI formula?

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Experienced well-being X Life expectancy/ecological footprint

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Pattern of happy planet index

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Countries recording the highest values are not ranked as top rank developed countries. But those with lowest values do rank among the least developed .

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Costa Rica Happy planet index value from next economics foundation

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64

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Botswana HPI from new economics foundation

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22.6

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Why does the HPI rank give rise to a different ranking of countries than GDP?

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Only measure that takes into account environmental sustainability

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Limitations of the HPI

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  • well being and ecological footprint are based highly on aggregated data
  • only life expectancy can be considered fairly reliable
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Why are there fundamental differences of the perception of what human development is?

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Differences in the beliefs, values, morals and codes of conducts of the worlds s

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What is Sharia Law?

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Law of Islam

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Example of the brutality of sharia law legal system?

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  • a man can beat his wife for insubordination
  • theft is punishable by the amputation of the right hand
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Who is Evo Morales ?

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Bolivia’s first indigenous president

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What is morales known for?

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Anti imperialist and anti colonialist. His popularity is based on the exploitation of Bolivias natural gas and mineral resources and sharing the wealth among the people. As a result, half a million Bolivians have been lifted out of poverty

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Limitations to Morales development model

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  • Bolivias still one of poorest countries in Latin America - quarter still live on less than $2 a day
  • socialist model sharing wealth derived from natural resources - not equal distribution
  • little to say about human aspects of development such as education
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What is the prevailing view that development should focus on?

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  • health
  • life expectancy
  • human rights
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How are advancements in health, life expectancy and human rights delivered ?

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Economic growth - frequently involves exploitation of natural resources which has adverse impacts on the environment, environmental objectives are not always cited as development objectives as a result.

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Why is education vital if a country wants to move along the development pathway?

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Education promises a better job and higher wages and this leads to material benefits that raise the quality of life.

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What other things does education provide a key to enhancing the quality of life?

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  • knowing and asserting human rights
  • informed about personal hygiene, diet and health
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Obstacles to education

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  • ethnicity
  • gender
  • social class
  • physical and mental disability
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Example of gender discrimination in education

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Malala Yousafzai was targeted by taliban because she wanted to be educated

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What are the three main factors taken into account for HDI

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  • life expectancy
  • education
  • economic growth
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Why is HDI useful?

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  • relies on statistical data collected frequently and widely at a national level
  • can be used to measure development over years or period of years
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What is the common gender difference in life expectancy?
Female life expectancy is often greater
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Men vs Female life expectancy in UK
78.4 for men and 82.8 for women
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Why may men live longer in less developed countries?
Maternal mortality rates Botswana: - 56 males - 52.3 female
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Two main measures of health
- the number of doctors per 100,000 people - % of population with regular access to essential drugs
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Global subdivision of the % of the population with regular access to drugs
- 95% in developed countries - 50-95% in emerging countries - less than 50% in developing countries
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Why is there often a positive correlation between life expectancy and per capita income ?
With diminishing income, critical necessities of life become less guaranteed: - food - safe water - proper sanitation - health care
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What is deprivation?
Individual well being and quality of life below a level regarded as a reasonable minmum
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Why does life expectancy vary in the developed world
Symptoms of poverty create health risks which increase the death rate and lower the life expectancy. Societies in the developed world are typically polarised showing extreme poverty and wealth.
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Why do developed countries lifestyles affect life expectancy?
Lifestyles of the better off carry health risks such as obesity, smoking, alcoholism and heart disease
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Why is healthcare a significant factor determining life expectancy?
When Healthcare is free , it is more accessible for the poor. Variations in spending effect quality and effectiveness
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What causes spatial variations in life expectancy within countries?
- ethnicity - poverty and deprivation -Lifestyle and social economic group - Healthcare Government can have an impact on all factors above
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Why are the life expectancies between England, Wales and Scotland different?
Differences in lifestyle and general level of affluence
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England vs Scotland life expectancy
2011 ONS England: 77.7 M and 81.9 F Scotland: 75 M and 79.9 F
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Is there variations between counties?
Yes Healthy life expectancy in Richmond of 70.3 but in Manchester it is 55 2009-11
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Variation in life expectancy between occupations
Male - 2011 Professional : 80 years Unskilled: 72.7
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Why are there variations in life expectancy occupational groups?
Differences in lifestyle and housing conditions Attitude towards health and diet Safety at work
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Life expectancy may vary between ethnic groups?
Inherited genes and discrimination leading to poverty
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What type of government is the UK?
Constitutional monarchy
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What was UK total expenditure on education and health in 2014?
Percent of GDP 5.5% education 9.1% health
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What type of government is Cuba?
Socialist republic
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What was Cubas expenditure on health and education in 2014
Percent of GDP 13.6% ed 8.8% health
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What type of govt has Egypt got
Totalitarian
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What was Egypt expenditure on education and health in 2014
3.8% ed 5.1% health
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What are the two continua determining different governments?
Left to right wing Democratic to authoritarian
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What is a totalitarian regime ?
System of government that is centralised and dictatorial
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Why do socialists have high expenditure in education?
Commitment that all children should have equal access to education
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Why do totalitarian governments have low expenditure on education
Reluctant to see society become well informed
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What are democratically elected government more likely to spend more on ?
The welfare of their people
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Who are the major IGOs promoting global development?
World Bank World trade organisation International Monetary Fund United nations educational,scientific and cultural organisation Organisations for economic cooperation and development
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What is the mission of the world bank?
- facilitator of post war reconstruction and development - committed to the alleviation of poverty and supporting develop
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Mission of the WTO
Only global organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations. Goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters and imported to conduct their business
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What is the mission of the IMF?
Aims to foster monetary co-operation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty around the word .
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Mission of UNESCO
Contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science and culture to further universal respect for justice , law and human rights
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What is the mission of the OECD?
Promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world . Provides a forum for governments to work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems
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What are the UN millennium development goals ?
Set of targets agreed in 2000 in a series of international conferences and summits meetings of the world leaders.
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What is the aim of millennium development goal!
Fight poverty and combat a range of issues hampering human development?
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What is the 1st millennium development goal ?
Eradicate extreme poverty
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What is the 2nd millennium development goal?
Achieve universal primary education
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What is the 3rd millennium development goal ?
Promote gender equality and empower women
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What is the 4th millennium development goal?
Reduce child mortality
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What is the 5th millennium development goal?
Improve maternal health
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What is the 6th millennium development goal?
Combat HIV/Aids, malaria and other diseases
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What is the 7th millennium development goal?
Ensure environmental sustainability
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What is the 8th millennium development goal?
Develop a global partnership for development
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Indicators of progress in MDGs
Extreme poverty rate(percent of population): - 1990 - 47% - 2014-14% Primary school enrolment (%of children) - 1990 - 75% - 2015 - 91%
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What are the sustainable development goals?
17 goals to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice , and tackle climate change by 2030
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Why are SDGs better than MDGs?
Address the root causes of poverty and the need for a universal style of development that works for all people.
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What are the three strategic focus areas of UN development programme that the SDGs are connected to?
Sustainable development Democratic governance and peace building Climate and disaster resilience
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