POL 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Standard-Definition Television, Physical Security, United Nations Development Programme
30 Oct 2014
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Recognizing developing countries: geography: developing countries, third world countries, less developed countries, the south, the global south. Gdp per capita (ppp purchasing power parity takes into account the fact that the cost of living is different in different countries). Development : standard definition vs. human development: standard definition, the cold war & the invention of development . Countries must aim for industrialization: copying the us/european model o industrialization of agriculture from agriculture to industry to mass consumption. Industrial worker societies are more productive (measured by gdp: human development o o. Gdp growth not enough (not a sufficient measure of a population) The basic purpose of development is to enlarge people"s choices. In principle, these choices can be infinite and can change over time. The objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives. Mahbub ul-haq, quoted in united nations development program. (2008).
