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Summary and revision notes for economic development, including A04 evaluation points.

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, OBSTACLES TO DEVELOPMENT

savings provide funds that can be borrowed by firms for investment
·




purposes
Xinvestment X
productivity X growth
·
>
-




Harrod-Domar model
·




of
growth depends on O proportion of national income is saved

economy's rate

proportion of investment undertaken
create
poverty trap
·




"
the
poor are unable to sacrifice current
consumption
↳ limits funds for investment

making development difficult
:



trapping countries in poverty


focusing on one product/one sector of the economy
·




-
often primary products

Malawi-sale of tobacco leaves

oil 190 %
Republic on Congo exporte 60% GDP)
-




volatile
prices -
·




>
↳ >
uncertain income sharpt in export income
risk of
higher trade deficit

deter investment




X sufficient financial
capital to engage in investment
·




O low
reasons
growth
·
:




② lack of savings
③ debts
① absence of credit markets

discourages both lenders + borrowers



extremely high risks associated with lending in developing countries
>
of micro-finance
-

importance


transport networks
water telecommunications
·




energy power
,
, , ,




strong correlation between country's development stage and quality of road network
·




poor infrastructure
- "

supply costs uncompetitive labour mobility
·



, -




when rainfall less than
eg. India's irrigation system unable cope expected
to
·





difficult to sustain food
production

, OBSTACLES TO DEVELOPMENT

wealthy countries subsidise farmers
·




undermining market access for some of the world's poorest producers



US farmers are subsidised to
produce more cotton
·





Inglobal prices
·

tariff/non-tariff barriers

stopping developing countries from moving into the export of higher value added
products


how authorities
manage scarce resources to
improve economic outcomes &
living standards
high levels of corruption will winder development
*





inhibit inward investment
domestic businesses will
-
>
invest overseas

stable & effective framework to collect taxes
·




legal system needs to
protect private property rights
·




destruction of
physical capital
·




diversion of labour from
production to fighting
·




death of labour
·

resources

diversion of investment into
military capital
·




loss of confidence
deterring investment
·




shortage of human capital
·




·

education quality is poor
US World
eg university enrolment Africa average
·

in

7 % VS30%

lose limited skilled workforce to other countries
·





brain drain




reliant
imports
·

on


susceptible to price increases

pushes up its import bill


MX difference
might have to be covered by foreign borrowing (external debt
·



,



inflow of
or reliance on
capital investment from overseas multinationals
has balance of
eg Ethiopia persistentf large payments deficit
·

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