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Economic, social and environmental development
How can we tell how developed a country is?
Measures of development • Development can be measured using one single index
(e.g. GDP) or by composite (combined) factors. There are three main different categories to measure development …
1. Economic This data looks at the monetary value from a country. It includes GDP and income per capita (per person). This data is hard to be totally accurate as it is converted into US$ and doesn't include any people working in the informal economy or anyone in subsistence agriculture (farming just to feed a family, not selling for profit.)
2. Social • Social development looks at more issues about how
people live in each country. • For example the Human Development Index is a
measure of three indicators • Life Expectancy • Education (literacy rates and average number of years in
school) • GDP per capita.
HDI 2010
2. Social • The Gender Inequality Index is another social
composite measurement looking at;• Reproductive health
• Age of first child rises as gender inequality falls. • Empowerment.
• Women enter politics they become empowered. • Education and employment
• Staying at school or university for longer means more employment opportunities.
3. Environmental • Clear link between environment and development. • Air quality deteriorates as development increases. • Key pollutants include sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
oxides. • Developed countries export manufacturing
(outsourcing the problem) and control vehicle emissions to reduce pollution.
Sulphur dioxide from burning fossil fuels
Your turn to research! • Choose 4 counties at different levels of
development and complete the data: CIA World fact book
Country Economic ……………………
Social……………………
Environmental …………………
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