POLI 227 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fundamentalism, World Politics, Civil Disobedience
17 Apr 2013
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Uuuu pppp dddd aaaa tttt eeee dddd :::: Gdp is gross domestic product, excluding net factor income from abroad. Gdp per capital measures the annual dollar value of goods and services produced per person negative correlation to poverty; however, not absolute. 0 being complete equality; 1 being complete inequality. Ppp is purchasing power parity adjusted to show the amount of goods one can purchase with 1. Hdi is a composite measure of school enrollment, adult literacy, life expectancy, and per-capita income highest possible score is 1. 000 while lowest is . 000. Gdi addresses the different allocation of resources based on gender on top of the hdi. Nics are newly industrialized countries that have not achieved status of developed, yet is enjoying rapid economic growth and development. Four asian tigers: taiwan, south korea, singapore, hong kong high gni, export-oriented policy. Ldcs: less developed countries, third world, least developing countries.
