DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Least Developed Countries, Gender Development Index, Sustainable Development Goals
23 Sep 2015
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Devs100 lecture 4 language and measurement. Backward, primitive, underdeveloped (cid:223) racist, pedantic, pejorative. Importance of terminology shaped by culturally informed assumptions and historical positions. Can appear non-political but often masks politically inclined practices. Can imply lack of agency: eg; india is underdeveloped" due to poverty, although the country has a rich history and past of mathematical and innovative endeavours. Intentional poverty enacted by colonialism in the south. Underdeveloped: implies not as good", wealth relies on poverty. Third world: origin french ref. to the third estate, seen as hierarchical. Fourth world: not commonly used, people with no state (romani, kurds, aboriginals, least developed. World bank"s gni: low income countries = ,736 usd. Minority world: referring to the third world, referring to the first world. Global north wealth (includes pockets of global south) Global south poverty (includes pockets of global north) Gdp gross domestic product per capita = (goods + services)/population.
