POLS 2080 Study Guide - Final Guide: International Political Economy, Gross National Income, Per Capita Income
13 Apr 2014
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Meaning, measurement and morality in international development: textbook chapter is vital. What development is: first time the issue of development came up truman"s address, truman suggested several criteria for measuring development, on the side of underdevelopment, he mentioned: Inadequate food, disease, primitive economic life, and poverty: on the side of development, he mentioned: Scientific advancement, industrial progress, skill, and technical knowledge: when he mentioned imperialism he was referring to: The large numbers of countries in africa and asia still under political rule by european powers. The countries of asia and latin america that had emerged from: labels. European colonial rule: underdeveloped, developing, backwards, newly industrialized, third world, global south know definitions. Developing (ldc less developed country) lower living standards, non-industrialized, low on the hdi compared to other countries; countries in transition from traditional lifestyles. Underdevelopment resources in a state not used to their fullest potential, resulting in lower local or regional development.
