Key Issue 1 – Why Does Development Vary Among Countries Chapter 9 - Development Key Issue 1 – Why Does Development Vary Among Countries

I. Introduction MDC A) The most fundamental global economic pattern is the division of the world into relatively wealthy regions and relatively poor ones. LDC

B) HDI (Human Development Index) 1 – A measure created by the United Nations to rate a country’s level of development. 2 – A State’s HDI is determined by computing: Gross Domestic product per capita Literacy Rate/Amount of Education Life Expectancy

3) Highest score is a 1.00 – and indicates the most development. #1? #1 #1?

Top Countries in the World (2010) 1) Norway HDI – 0.938 2) Australia HDI – 0..937 3) New Zealand HDI – 0.907 4) United States HDI -0.902

Bottom Countries HDI Sierra Leone HDI 0.336 Niger HDI 0.374 Mali HDI 0.380 World Average HDI 0.624 All Where?

II. Economic Indicators of Development A) Gross Domestic Product Per Capita 1) Value of the goods and services produced in a country in one year. __________ (DIVIDED BY)___________________________ Population of the country US – GDP/capita = $41,600 (2005) Mali – GDP/capita = $809 (2005) *France – GDP/capita = 30,678 but it has a higher HDI than the US because of other indicators

$ 2) Gap between LDC’s and MDC’s per capita GDP continues to INCREASE. 3) GDP is an AVERAGE – it does NOT show distribution of wealth in a country. $ $ LDC’s MDC’s

B) Types of Jobs (review) 1 – What are the 3 sectors of any economy? 2 – LDC’s have more…. 3 – MDC’s have more…

C) Other Economic Indicators 1 – Productivity 2 – Raw Materials 3 – Consumer Goods

TRUE or FALSE Most people in LDC’s are familiar with consumer goods like TV’s and cars, even though they cannot afford them. TRUE!!!

III. Social Indicators of Development A) Education and Literacy MDC’s -Average 10+ years in school -Much smaller class size -Publish more books, newspapers and magazines per person -Dominate scientific and nonfiction publishing worldwide -Literacy rate +95% Primary Classroom - France

LDC’s -Average 3 or fewer years of school -Class sizes are twice as large as MDC’s -Often have to learn from books published in a different language than their own (English, German, French, etc.) -Literacy rate many times -33% Primary Classroom Mauritania, Africa

B) Health and Welfare 1) Caloric Intake -90% +130% 2) Access to Health Care (pg 279) 3) Social Safety Nets

IV. Demographic Indicators of Development A) Life Expectancy * B) Infant Mortality Rate C) Natural Increase Rate D) Crude Birth Rate It’s a Blast from the Past!

The End! Can you say “human-created” diseases????