Yesterday did not quite go so successfully for everyone and
there was a little bit of confusion, but that is okay that
is what learning is about!
So today, sit with the same groups and get your “product” you were
working on yesterday.
Monday = Notes Day!Please take out your notebooks!!!• Announcements:
– I will be available after school Monday & Tuesday to make up exam FRQs OR get pass to come during 4th period.
– 9 week grades go out Friday!– If you did not put your stamp sheet in your portfolio on
Friday, please do so and turn your portfolio into the drawer at the door.
– 5th – 7th Periods if you did not take a quiz last week you need to get notes and come in and take that on your own time.
Soft Start
Don’t get discouraged by a bad grade. We can work together to
make it better.
Always remember: Things could always be a little worse…
Let’s try to get this info today so we don’t have an epic fail on the
next assessments…
Today’s Notes• We are learning about some very important
concepts today:– Brandt Line– Rostow’s Model of Development– Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory: Core-
Periphery Model– The 4 Tigers of Development
• Note: Whatever notes we do not get through today you will be responsible for getting on your own.
Quick Review: What is Development?
PLEASE START TO SHORT HAND TO TAKE YOUR NOTES MORE
QUICKLY.
Let’s make some observations
• What 3 indicators are used?• Which did we find was weighed the most
important?
• The HDI is worked out by putting together 3 important pieces of information:– Life expectancy– Literacy– Real GDP (Gross Domestic Product – is how much
money earned)
Human Development Index
• Public awareness of the development gap is not new.
• It was first brought into the news headlines in the Brandt Report in 1980.
• This report by Willy Brandt, a German politician, drew a line on the map that separated the richer countries from the poorer ones.
The Brandt Line
DRAW THE BRANT LINE ONTO YOUR CATEGORILLA MAP AND LABEL IT (ALSO ADD LABELS FROM THIS SLIDE)
• The MEDC’s are situated mainly in the northern hemisphere.
• The LEDC’s are situated in the southern hemisphere.
• The line loops around Australia and New Zealand to include them in the richer half of the map.
• Is this still accurate today?
Road to Development
Different Routes to Success
Balanced Growth
• through Self-Sufficiency• A country should spread investment as
equally as possible across all sectors of its economy and in all regions. – Incomes in rural areas keep pace with urban
incomes– Businesses remain independent of foreign
corporations– Limit imports through tariffs and quotas
• India followed this policy– Made imports difficult– Discouraged Indian businesses from
exporting– Could not convert Indian money into other
currencies– Encouraged production of consumer goods
for Indian citizens– Provided subsidies for struggling companies
Problems
• Inefficiency: without true competition, companies have little incentive to improve techniques, technology, products, etc
• Large Bureaucracy: needed to administer the controls – complex and corrupt
Rostow’s Development (Modernization)Model
• through International trade
• A country can develop economically by concentrating scarce resources on expansion of its distinctive local resources
• Developed by W.W. Rostow (1950s)
Rostow - Stages of Growth1. Traditional Society• Characterised by
– subsistence economy – output not traded or recorded
– high levels of agriculture and labor intensive agriculture
– Wealth allocated to nonproductive activities (religious, military
Village in Lesotho. 86% of the resident workforce in Lesotho is engaged in subsistence agriculture.
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Rostow - Stages of Growth
2. Pre-conditions:– An elite group
initiates development
– Investments in technology and infrastructure
– Commercialization of agriculture
The use of some capital equipment can help increase productivity and generate small surpluses which can be traded.
Copyright: Tim & Annette, http://www.sxc.hu
Rostow - Stages of Growth
3. Take off:– Increasing
industrialization in limited areas (food or textiles)
– Foreign investment increases
– Infrastructure improvements
– Some regional growth– Economy still dominated
by traditional practicesAt this stage, industrial growth may be linked to primary industries. The level of technology required will be low.
Copyright: Ramon Venne, http://www.sxc.hu
Rostow - Stages of Growth
4. Drive to Maturity:– Develops broad
manufacturing and commercial base
– Industry more diversified
– Increase in levels of technology utilized
As the economy matures, technology plays an increasing role in developing high value added products.
Copyright: Joao de Freitas, http://www.sxc.hu
Rostow - Stages of Growth
5. High mass consumption– High output levels– Mass consumption
of consumer durables
– High proportion of employment in service sector
Service industry dominates the economy – banking, insurance, finance, marketing, entertainment, leisure and so on.
Copyright: Elliott Tompkins, http://www.sxc.hu
Example: USA Path to Development
• Stage 5: early 20th century
• Stage 4: late 19th century
• Stage 3: middle of 19th century
• Stage 2: first half of 19th century
• Stage 1: prior to independence
Criticisms
• Assumes LDCs will achieve each level of development before advancing
• Uneven resource distribution (Zambia’s one commodity market of copper developed trouble when world copper price fell)
• Market Stagnation – MDCs market are saturated, need to increase sales in LDCs
• Increased dependence on MDCs – when concentrating resources in a “takeoff” industry, then buy necessities from MDCs
Criticisms cont.
• Does not account for– Global politics– Colonialism– Physical geography– War– Culture– Ethnic conflict– Deindustrialization
• Cannot compare Nepal (stage 1) to Denmark (stage 5) to Saudi Arabia
• Development does not necessarily lead to high consumption, can mean social welfare
• Possible 6th stage – Postindustrial– Service replaces industry– Information replaces energy as key resource
International Trade Approach
• Some countries have switched from self-sufficiency approach to international trade– according to the World Bank – international
trade countries have seen 4% growth, self-sufficiency countries 1%
• LDCs are exporting more manufactured goods rather than agriculture or mining goods
International Trade Approach Cont.
• World Trade Organization (1995) works to reduce barriers to international trade by– Negotiate reductions in trade restrictions,
such as quotas & tariffs– Enforces trade agreements
• WTO has been criticized for being undemocratic (favor large corps over poor nations) and for threatening sovereignty
International Trade Approach
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country
• Only 1/3 went from a MDC to a LDC (only 10% went to African nations)
• Transnational Corporations are major sources of FDI
Dependency Theory
• Structuralist alternative to Rostow’s model
• Political and economic relationships between countries and regions control and limit the economic development of less affluent regions
• Dependency helps sustain the prosperity of the dominant regions and the poverty of the lesser regions
Dependency Theory Cont.
• Little hope for economic prosperity in regions and countries that have traditionally been dominated by external power (colonialism)
• Based on generalizations that pay little attention to regional differences in culture, politics, and society
World-Systems Theory
• Immanuel Wallerstein
• Divide world into – Core– Semi-periphery– Periphery
Three Tier Structure
Core Processes that incorporate higher
levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology
* Generate more wealth in the world economy
Semi-periphery Places where core and periphery
processes are both occurring. Places that are exploited by the core but then exploit the periphery.
* Serves as a buffer between core and periphery
Periphery Processes that incorporate lower
levels of education, lower salaries, and less technology
* Generate less wealth in the world economy
Core Periphery Model
• Core Regions– High levels of socioeconomic prosperity– Dominant players in global economic game
Anglo America HDI .94Japan and the South Pacific HDI .93Western Europe HDI .92
Core Periphery Model
• Periphery– Poor regions– Dependent on the core– Do not have much control over their own
affairs
Periphery Regions
Latin America HDI .78East Asia HDI .72Southeast Asia HDI .71Middle East HDI .66South Asia HDI .58Sub Saharan Africa HDI .47
Core Periphery Model
• Semi Periphery– Regions that exert more power than periphery
regions but are – Dominated to some degree by the core
Development Indicators
• Economic: GNP, PPP(purchasing power parity), per capita energy consumption
• Noneconomic: HDI, gender equity, calorie intake
A must know: Four Dragons
• Aka Four Tigers or Gang of Four• S. Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong
Kong• Lacked natural resources• Strongly influenced by Japan’s success• Concentrated on handful of manufactured
goods• Low labor costs• Sell to MDCs
Practice: What major factor has led the Four Asian Tigers to
economic success?A. Raw Materials
B. Trading Goods
C. Cheap Immigrant Labor
D. Low Transportation Costs
E. Low land costs
Journal Practice/Reflection: Rostow’s Model
1. Identify and discuss 2 critiques of Rostow’s model.
2. Discuss some similarties between the Rostow model and the Demographic Transition Model.
• Finish categorilla for Wednesday. Try the back from what we learned today for extra credit.
Millennium Development Goals
• Adopted by world leaders in the year 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions.
The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end – making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy.
Millennium Development GoalsThe eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators.
• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower
women • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality • Goal 5: Improve maternal health • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other
diseases • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for
Development http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml