World DevelopmentWorld Development

Aim: To raise our awareness about Aim: To raise our awareness about the inequalities in living standards the inequalities in living standards around the world. around the world.

Teenage Affluenza!?

Highly Developed

The Global Rich ListThe Global Rich List

If you earn:If you earn:

•€€100,000 per yr, you are in the top 0.12%100,000 per yr, you are in the top 0.12%

•€€10,000 per yr, you are in the top 11%10,000 per yr, you are in the top 11%

•€€1000 per year, you are in the top 20%1000 per year, you are in the top 20%

•€€100 per year, 8% of the world are still 100 per year, 8% of the world are still worse off than you (about 500 million worse off than you (about 500 million people!!!!!!!)people!!!!!!!)

•www.globalrichlist.com - To find out how - To find out how well off we are. well off we are.

L.E.D.CL.E.D.C(Less Economically(Less EconomicallyDeveloped Country)Developed Country)

First WorldFirst World(The north)(The north)

DevelopedDeveloped(Rich Country)(Rich Country)

DevelopingDeveloping(Poor Country)(Poor Country)

Third WorldThird World(Poor South)(Poor South)

M.E.D.CM.E.D.C((More Economically More Economically Developed Country)Developed Country)

NIC – NIC – Newly Newly

Industrialized Industrialized CountryCountry

Rich North Poor SouthRich North Poor South

The Poor SouthThe Poor South

The Rich NorthThe Rich North

Examples of LEDC’sExamples of LEDC’s

Brainstorm as many Brainstorm as many countriescountries

as you can think ofas you can think ofthat might be LEDC’sthat might be LEDC’s

Life in LEDC’sLife in LEDC’s

JobsJobs““Most jobs in Most jobs in

our country are our country are low paid and low paid and

unskilled. Most unskilled. Most people work people work within the within the primary primary

industry like industry like farming and farming and

mining”mining”

Trade – Buying & SellingTrade – Buying & Selling

““We have to sell raw We have to sell raw materials like coal and materials like coal and

food at really low food at really low prices to MEDC’s. prices to MEDC’s.

However, we have to However, we have to buy our manufactured buy our manufactured

good (machines, good (machines, clothes, electrical clothes, electrical

goods) from MEDC’s at goods) from MEDC’s at high prices”. high prices”.

PopulationPopulation – Life & Death – Life & Death““We have a very high We have a very high

birth rate because of a birth rate because of a lack of sex education lack of sex education

and contraception. We and contraception. We have a very high death have a very high death rate because of a lack rate because of a lack

of medicine and of medicine and doctors. Lots of doctors. Lots of

children die and you children die and you are not expected to live are not expected to live past 50 years old. Life past 50 years old. Life

is difficult”is difficult”Death Rate = Number Death Rate = Number of people that die perof people that die per1000 people per year1000 people per year

Birth Rate = Number Birth Rate = Number of people that are bornof people that are bornPer 1000 people per yearPer 1000 people per year

HealthHealth

““A developing country A developing country like ours has a lot less like ours has a lot less

money to spend on money to spend on training up doctors training up doctors

and nurses and and nurses and providing medicines, providing medicines,

hospitals and dentists hospitals and dentists to it’s people”.to it’s people”.

EducationEducation““There are lots of children There are lots of children in our country (high birth in our country (high birth

rate) but there is no rate) but there is no money to build good money to build good

schools or to buy books schools or to buy books and computers for the and computers for the

students. This means few students. This means few people can read and people can read and

write. As a result we have write. As a result we have a a low literacy ratelow literacy rate””

How do we judge our wealth?How do we judge our wealth?

GDP – Gross Domestic Product GDP – Gross Domestic Product (US$)(US$)

•This is the total amount of money This is the total amount of money made by the country from selling made by the country from selling it’s raw materials, manufactured it’s raw materials, manufactured goods and services.goods and services.•This figure is then divided by the This figure is then divided by the total number of people that live total number of people that live there to give the average amount there to give the average amount of money available to each person of money available to each person living there.living there.

Examples of Examples of GNPGNP

USA = $39,820USA = $39,820

France = $35,854France = $35,854

Rwanda = $210Rwanda = $210

Ethiopia = $110Ethiopia = $110

Which is MEDC?Which is MEDC?

Which is LEDC?Which is LEDC?

Note:

€1 is worth $1.45

A personal view on QUALITY OF LIFE

“People walking along a street in a western city rarely seem to smile. They look harassed and under pressure. Perhaps it is the strain of work or trying to find a job, of paying the mortgage or finding a home. In contrast, people in the poorer countries which I have visited such as Kenya, Thailand and Malaysia seem to be very much more cheerful, laid back and relaxed, and always prepared to help the visitor. Socially and culturally they are in no way ‘less developed’”

Which society appears to have the preferable quality of life?

Homework

•label your « top 10 and bottom 10 richest countries in the world » map.•Complete the sorting exercise sheet – Characteristics of more developed and less developed countries.

•Target time for homework – 1 hour. •Deadline Thursday 17th Feb 2011