DVM 2105 Midterm: Midterm 1 notes
20 Aug 2016
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Chapter 1: meaning, measurement and morality in international development. Terms used to describe people, places and processes re ect the evolution of thinking. Labels make existing practices more legit and shape future policy making. Describing countries as backward" has largely faded out since it has come to be seen as derogatory and supremacist. Third world is also problematic as people feel it is patronizing. It implies a hierarchal and single path to development and success. Term developing country was instead adopted instead of underdeveloped or any others. Grouping countries under a label such as south creates problems as well since it implies all southern countries are the same. This may justify a blueprint managerial approach to development which is problematic. The term global south" better incorporates the centrality of historical and contemporary patterns of wealth and power. Gdp per capita: the measure of average income per inhabitant that the world bank uses to compare levels of development in different countries.
