Development flashcards

development indicator of wealth:
gross domestic product (GDP)

development indicator of wealth:
GDP per capita

development indicator of female education and birth control:
birth rate

development indicator of healthcare quality/access:
death rate

development indicator of sanitation and healthcare:
infant mortality rate

development indicator of access to healthcare:
people per doctor

development indicator of access to education:
literacy rate

development indicator of healthcare quality/access:
life expectancy

development indicator of sanitation:
access to safe water

development indicator of quality of life:
physical quality of life index

development indicator of access to healthy diet:
calorie intake

development indicator of lots of things:
human development index

disadvantages of economic indicators

disadvantages of social indicators

MEDCs
more economically developed countries

LEDCs
less economically developed countries

NICs
newly industrialised countries

environmental factors affecting how developed a country is

economic factors affecting how developed a country is

social factors affecting how developed a country is

international aid

official government aid

voluntary aid

NGOs
non-governmental organisations

donor country

recipient country

bilateral aid

multilateral aid

short term emergency aid

long term development aid

tied aid

sustainable development

development

standard of living

quality of life

PPP
purchasing power parity