DEVELOPMENT
Development is the increasing rise in social and economic advancement to
achieve higher standards of living and quality of life for an increasing
portion of the population
THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT
Process of continual improvement & growth-economic, social & sustainable
MEDC’s LEDC’s
Use resources effectively Use resources ineffectively
Low rates of poverty High rates of poverty
High education rates Low education rates
Stable governments Unstable / corrupt governments
Diversified economies Unstable economies / not diversified
Strong trade Unable to trade effectively
Newly industrialised countries (NICs):
• Socio-economic classification between MEDC’s &LEDC’s
• Rapid economic growth due to trade
• High levels of rural-urban migration
Examples
- Malaysia - RSA - Mexico
- Philippines - India - China
,WHAT IS STANDARD OF LIVING ?
Measure of wealth, goods & services, comfort and the necessities available to
people in a country
Higher standard
of living More developed
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY ?
The ability of a country to develop effectively whilst ensuring that there
will be enough resources for future development
Food Shelter
Freedom from Access to
danger & war BASIC HUMAN healthcare
NEEDS
Education Employment
WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ?
Development of material wealth & the resultant increased standards of
living for the population of a country
• Shown by economic indicators
, THE NORTH - SOUTH DIVIDE
• North Hemisphere -> greater proportion of MEDC’s
• Southern Hemisphere -> greater proportion of LEDC’s
THE BRANDT LINE DIVIDES THE RICH NORTH AND THE POOR SOUTH
Australia and New Zealand are the exceptions
(The line curves to include them)
Gini - coefficient Gross domestic
Gross national product
income per capita
Human
development index
DEVELOPMENT
% of electricity
INDICATORS
generated by renewable
resources Life expectancy
Infant mortality Death rate
Literacy rate rate
Birth rate
Development is the increasing rise in social and economic advancement to
achieve higher standards of living and quality of life for an increasing
portion of the population
THE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT
Process of continual improvement & growth-economic, social & sustainable
MEDC’s LEDC’s
Use resources effectively Use resources ineffectively
Low rates of poverty High rates of poverty
High education rates Low education rates
Stable governments Unstable / corrupt governments
Diversified economies Unstable economies / not diversified
Strong trade Unable to trade effectively
Newly industrialised countries (NICs):
• Socio-economic classification between MEDC’s &LEDC’s
• Rapid economic growth due to trade
• High levels of rural-urban migration
Examples
- Malaysia - RSA - Mexico
- Philippines - India - China
,WHAT IS STANDARD OF LIVING ?
Measure of wealth, goods & services, comfort and the necessities available to
people in a country
Higher standard
of living More developed
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY ?
The ability of a country to develop effectively whilst ensuring that there
will be enough resources for future development
Food Shelter
Freedom from Access to
danger & war BASIC HUMAN healthcare
NEEDS
Education Employment
WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ?
Development of material wealth & the resultant increased standards of
living for the population of a country
• Shown by economic indicators
, THE NORTH - SOUTH DIVIDE
• North Hemisphere -> greater proportion of MEDC’s
• Southern Hemisphere -> greater proportion of LEDC’s
THE BRANDT LINE DIVIDES THE RICH NORTH AND THE POOR SOUTH
Australia and New Zealand are the exceptions
(The line curves to include them)
Gini - coefficient Gross domestic
Gross national product
income per capita
Human
development index
DEVELOPMENT
% of electricity
INDICATORS
generated by renewable
resources Life expectancy
Infant mortality Death rate
Literacy rate rate
Birth rate
