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Human Geography Jerome D. Fellmann Arthur Getis Judith Getis
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Chapter Ten Patterns of Development and Change
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How to Classify Countries? Rich, Poor Developed, Undeveloped (Underdeveloped?) Industrialized, Newly Industrialized, Emerging First World, Second World, Third World North, South (Brandt Report, 1980)
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Ind. Commission on International Development Issues (Brandt Report)
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The Wealth of Nations
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Development as a Cultural Variable Distinctions within countries –All areas of a country may not be as developed –Urban areas may be very developed, while rural areas may be very underdeveloped Distinctions between countries –Who is progressing and who isn’t? –Very broad categories
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Dividing the Continuum: Definitions of Development Explanations of Underdevelopment –Geographic destiny? –Environmental Determinism? The Core-Periphery Argument –World-Systems Theory
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Economic Measures of Development The Diffusion of Technology Gross National Product and PPP Per Capita Energy Consumption Per Capita Percentage of the Workforce Engaged in Agriculture –Landlessness
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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) IMF/World Bank, 1993 By 2020, the “rich world’s” share of global output to 40%
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Economic Measures of Development (cont.) Poverty, Calories, and Nutrition Composite Assessment of Economic Development A Model for Economic Development
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Stages of Growth (Rostow, 1960) 1.Traditional Societies 2.Preconditions for Takeoff Political organization, infrastructure growth 3.Takeoff Investment, resource devlp., econ. Growth 4.Drive to Maturity Modern technology, self-sufficient economy 5.Age of Mass Consumption Tertiary sector big, consumption above basic needs 6.Post-Industrial (new category)
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Noneconomic Measures of Development Education Public Services Health
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Aggregate Measures of Development and Well-Being Comparative Statistics Individual and Collective Well-Being Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) –Overseas Development Council –Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy, Literacy used Happiness Index (see p.382) UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) –Purchasing Power, Life Expectancy, Literacy
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The Role of Women Gender Roles of Women in Different Countries
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