Economic Indicators
This very yuckily measures the economic output of a country within a specific period.
Gross Domestic Product
Total Income of Area/Total Population is used to determine the ?
Per Capita Income
QOL indicators include ratification of treaties, parliamentary seats held by women, CO2 emissions etc.
Quality of Life
Dependency/Plantation
Used to figure out the average income of each citizen within a country for a year
Per Capita Income
Dividing the number of people by the Land Area that they occupy will give you this expression of human population
Population Density
The GDP of a country refers to its:
Gross Domestic Product
This theory proposes that all countries have the potential to develop economically and eventually become industrial states
Modernization theory
Cost of Living
Fertility Rate is calculated by using this formula
Total Live Births/Total No. of Females in The Population of Child Bearing Age x1000
Birth Control
This theorist compared traditional societies to modern ones and believed that in order to switch to modern, they needed to change the values, norms and attitudes of the people
Talcott Parsons
The Gross National Product refers to the total income produced by citizens for a specific period. Today it has been replaced by this indicator which is inclusive of the GDP and net income from abroad
Gross National Income
Crude Birth Rate is Calculated in this way
No of Live Births/Total population x 1000
DT refers to the shift in birth rates from high to low levels in a population
Demographic Transition
This theory drew comparison to biological evolution - believing that society was in a perpetual struggle for the survival of the fittest and that Western countries represented the highest stage of social progress
Social Darwinism
Although this has mostly been replaced by the Human Development Index, it was previously one of the most important indicators used to compare development by looking at the wealth of a country compared to the level of comfort enjoyed by its citizens
Standard of Living
Growth Rate is calculated using this formula
GR = Change in Population/Period of Time
IMR refers to the number of deaths of infants per 1000 live births in a given year
Infant Mortality Rate
This economist outlined a 5-stage process within which a society goes through the stages of economic growth and progress
W.W Rostow