Sustainable
What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development has been described as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What is economic development?
The classification of the economic status/rate of production of a country.
What is human development?
Development is measured in terms of: life expectancy, literacy, birth/death rate and income.
GDP is the...
Gross Domestic Product [GDP]
This is the total value of the output of a country in a given year; meaning the total value of goods and services produced within a country.
What is development?
Development refers to the sustained level of economic and social well being in a country.
Includes two other types of development
Human and Economic
What is referred to as economic growth?
Economic growth is an increase in the value of the goods and services produced by a country with a time period.
List two living levels can can impact human development.
Access to income, education, access to medicine, consumption
GNP is the....
Gross National Product [GNP]
This is the value of output/goods and services produced by a country inclusive of income derived from overseas; including remittances.
Three types of development are
Sustainable
Economic
Human
How does it include the environment?
It protects and conserves the environment
If economic growth occurs what two things can be eliminated in the society?
poverty, illiteracy, technological backwardness and rural neglect.
How does poverty affect Human Development?
Hinders quality of life
What is per capita income?
This indicates the average income of citizens in a country and is used to classify the country as: high, middle or low income
Where does the Caribbean stand on the scale of development?
Developing
The Caribbean faces many challenges in its efforts to achieve sustainable development, what are two?
lack of financial resources, expertise, technology.
Name two indicators of economic development.
GDP
GNP
Can access to freedom have an impact on Human development?
Ensuring citizens have continued access to freedom is important for development; these freedoms include: personal security, rule of law, freedom of expression, political participation and equal opportunity.
HDI is the...
Human Development Index
The HDI measures the average achievements in a country in terms: wealth, health and education
What are two physical features that can be seen to differentiate a developed country from a developing one?
Infrastructure
Technology
Transportation
Education system
Government structure
True or false
The poor are the main cause for the issues in sustainable development.
False
Big companies that overfish and dispose of waste improperly contribute to the destruction of resources. In addition there is a conflict between keeping up with modernity and preserving our heritage.
True or false
Economic indicators seem to measure economic growth rather than economic development.
True
True or false
Human development cannot take place without economic development.
True
What is good governance?
This means governance that is fair, transparent and accountable, along with one that utilizes aid, loans and resources in a responsible manner.
What's one thing that can be implemented to improve the development of the Caribbean?
More entrepreneurial activities
Good governance
Regional integration
Local/regional investment