INDEV100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Developing Country, Democracy, International Law
20 Nov 2018
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Our world is increasingly connected and economically and technologically advanced however this wealth, technology and connection are not evenly distributed. As a result of this, economic, social and environmental disparities are rising. The human development index is a measure of quality of life. It has 3 main components to it which include: life expectancy, gni per capita, average number of years of schooling and adult literacy. The hdi is a composite index therefore it looks at more than one variable. Moreover the hdi index allows for comparisons to be made both between countries and within the nation. However data from hdi can be unreliable, unattainable and unavailable. The gross domestic product (gdp) is a measure of economic development. Gdp is the total value of the sum of the goods and services a country produces in a year. Growth in gdp is caused by increased productivity in agriculture, increased resource extraction and increased industrialisation.
