Definitions Of Development And Human Welfare Vary, As Do Attempts To Measure It
Overzicht
Ask ten people what it means for a country to be developed and you will get ten different answers. Some will talk about factories and average incomes, others about clean water, schooling, free elections or whether a hospital is within reach. Geographers take that disagreement seriously, because how you define development decides what you measure, and what you measure decides where governments and donors put their money.
In this lesson you will separate economic definitions of development from broader social and political ones, look at the factors that build human welfare, and then work with the numbers themselves: GDP per capita, the Human Development Index, measures of inequality and indices of political corruption. You will calculate an index from raw data, interpret an indicator table and learn what each measure quietly hides.
Doelstellingen
- The different ways of defining development, using economic criteria and broader social and political measures
- Different factors contribute to the development and human welfare of a country: economic, social, technological, cultural, as well as food and water security
- Development is measured in different ways: GDP per capita, the Human Development Index, measures of inequality and indices of political corruption
Lesnotitie
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- Which three dimensions are combined in the Human Development Index? A) Income, employment and housing B) Health, education and standard of living C) Health, security and political freedom D) Literacy, water access and food supply Answer: B
- A country has a GDP of US$600 billion and a population of 50 million. What is its GDP per capita? A) US$1,200 B) US$12,000 C) US$120,000 D) US$1,200,000 Answer: B
- What does a Gini index value close to zero indicate? A) The country has very little total income B) Income is distributed very evenly across the population C) Income is concentrated in a very small group D) The country has a very low life expectancy Answer: B
- On the Corruption Perceptions Index, what does a score of 90 out of 100 mean? A) The public sector is perceived as highly corrupt B) The public sector is perceived as very clean C) Ninety per cent of officials have been prosecuted D) The country ranks ninetieth in the world Answer: B
- Which of the following is a limitation of the Human Development Index? A) It ignores life expectancy B) It uses national averages and so hides internal inequality C) It cannot be compared between countries D) It is published only for high-income countries Answer: B
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