GEOG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Northern Ontario, United States Dollar, Calorie

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG101
• Professor: Brent Doberstein

Document Summary

Geog101 economic development and explanations for underdevelopment. Environmental determinism blaming the environment on the problems of human"s potential. Incredibly hot but does not have lazy inhabitants by far) Yet there are many crowded dc" and empty ldcs. Yet many rich ex-colonies and poor countries have never been colonies. Decreasing order of importance: the real explanations for underdevelopment in some countries: Harvard and united nation"s studies: a good government. Strong rule of law corruption, contract law, expropriation: economic history, demographics, environment (limited) World systems core periphery models: spatial differences. Peripheral regions of depressed activity: growth of core exploits periphery, underdevelopment a perpetual process driven by core regions power. Toronto vs. northern ontario and freeport copper (usa) a texas copper mining company exploits the minerals of the other countries vs. irian jaya. A development theory in guiding individual government in stimulating development; as regions prosper and grow, spin off benefits accrue to linked regions.