Development Case Studies
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- Development Case Studies
- Hindering Closing The Gap
- Third world debt- developing companies loaned money by the world bank, the money they earn pays off interest but not the debt itself (HIPC)
- MEDC's have developed strategies such as the Multilateral debt relief initiative (MDRI) however people believe it is still not enough
- Trade Blocs eg. The EU- Inside the bloc is advantageous those outside face with heavy tariffs and competition from cheaper surplus goods
- Social and Cultural barriers- Gender equality is a common barrier for development however there are others such as the Caste system in India
- Third world debt- developing companies loaned money by the world bank, the money they earn pays off interest but not the debt itself (HIPC)
- Aid
- Top Down Aid
- Can be shared on a wider scale
- Corruption can occur, money can be misspent and could be given to areas where it is not as badly needed
- Bottom Up aid
- Given directly to those who need it so it gets to them faster
- Works on a very small scale and for an entire country to receive what it needs is impractical
- Top Down Aid
- Development Gap
- Exists on a global scale
- Causes
- War eg. Afghanistan
- Natural Disasters eg. Bangladesh floods 1998
- Social Barriers eg. Dalits in India
- Debt eg. Third world debt
- Disease eg. Malaria
- Classifying Countries
- Higher-middle income countries
- Lower-middle income countries
- Higher income countries
- Lower income countries
- Closing The Gap (Tanzania)
- "Tanzanian household budget survey"
- Update information on regional economies, Women's roles and state of the household
- Babati rural development project- Works with 125,000 through activities such as goat breeding, animal health care and village planning
- Babati agricultural and environmental education project- Agriculture lesson in schools
- Forest management project- Sustainable management plans and protect biodiversity and water supplies
- "Tanzanian household budget survey"
- Newly Industrialised Countries
- BRIC countries- Brazil, Russia, India and China
- Brazil
- Improving economy due to improving trade industry
- Trade has developed to basic resources eg. coffee and corn to now include more specialised and advanced exports eg. car and aeroplane parts
- Second biggest industrial sector in the Americas
- 28.5% GDP from industry
- Millennium Development Goals
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieve universal primary education
- Promote gender equality and empower women
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other diseases
- Ensure Environmental Sustainability
- Develop a global partnership for development
- Brazil has made progress to many goals and achieved many of them
- Benin are unlikely to achieve any due to factors such as poor economic stability caused by large amounts of debt
- Human Development Index
- Life Expectancy- Government spending on health, war
- Income- Income per capita, % people earning under $1 a day % GDP from agriculture
- Education- Government spending on education, % Literacy of males and females
- Hindering Closing The Gap
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