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A2 sociology global development evaluation
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- 1negatives GNPdisparity subsistence distribution how much stays westernised views
- 2negatives modernisationethnocentrism traditional values little value ignores crisis of modernism reflects western ideology modern man individualised version of American dream culture specific Trojan horse downgrades self help notion should be dependent paralysed + crutches live in pocket poor governance to blame ecological limits would require global consumption development stinks assumes countries develop same neighbouring countries different culture western domination trade rigged in western favour paternalistic reflect goals + needs of people progress vs pessimism social damage false needs further exploitive practices
- 3positives modernisationdue to combo of traditional + western celebrate American success
- 4positives ISIlocal companies protected from outside competition
- 5negatives EOInot competitive rely on subsidies small producers destroyed susceptible to fluctuations in market more successful with subsidies
- 6positives EOIwork with WTO on market access imports as cheap as poss
- 7negatives NICnewly not appropriate China India long history industrialisation industrialised modern manufacturing country TNC's broke boundaries
- 8positives NICdeindustrialised 1750-1900's
- 9negatives ISIfalling price + demand increased competition substitutes
- 10positives green revolutionyields doubled increase area of rice + wheat cereal + calorie availability/person increase wheat + rice cheaper increase farmer income increase demand stimulated rural non farm economy income doubled poverty decrease absolute poverty decrease better nutrition reducing prices more diversified diet smallholders kept land net improvement in distribution of village income saving forest + environmentally fragile land cereal production doubled total land area cultivated
- 11negatives green revolutionenvironmental degradation increased income inequalities inequitable asset distribution worsened absolute poverty large farms main adaptors lower product prices unnecessary mechanization conditions not easy to meet spread only in irrigated + high potential rainfed areas environmental damage excessive + inappropriate use of fertilisers salt build up loss of biodiversity
- 12positives tourism in LICformal sector jobs informal jobs local farmers benefit from crops sales tourist spend money multiplier effect
- 13negatives tourism LICwar/disease environmental damage begging hawking prostitution cultural insensitivity inequalities between coastal areas + inland regions brain drain seasonality all eggs in 1 basket imported goods
- 14negatives urbanisationvery gradual years responsive to employment opportunities developing societies much more rapid population growth wildly exceeded no. jobs available unemployed grave social problems people slums double slum dwellers slums infrastructure unable to cope numbers shanty towns standard of living very poor people people land toilet people wrap + throw faeces disease kills little support shanty towns bulldozed forcibly removed modern urban problems crime youthful population potential political instability dual sector economy minority of people work reasonable pay tiny formal sector others meagre living bloated informal sector exploitation begging overlap cheap supply of labour urban haphazard sprawl lack effective public transport cars pollutants every day ignores view West killed concept of community social problems
- 15criticisms environmental pressure pointsdoes have resources to cope standard of living West consumption unsustainable reducing global consumption
- 16positives debt + SAPSthem privatisation public accountability EOI can work South Korea certain exports can work Steel subsistence to commercial like by modernisation open up trade Us control
- 17negatives debt + SAPSthem doesn’t take into account social link to development dependency worker riots teachers food subsidy effects milk Us boomerang
- 18positives reschedulingreduced monthly bill
- 19negatives reschedulingincrease overall loan
- 20positives debt forgiveness/cancellationno debt
- 21negatives debt forgiveness/cancellationmoral hazard irresponsibility unfair global economy issues
- 22positives debt for nature swapsdebt cancellation + environment looked after
- 23negatives debt for nature swapsno access to certain resources that are natural
- 24positives debt for equity swapsinvestment + reduction in debt jobs
- 25negatives debt for equity swapsnot make decisions in your favour
- 26positives debt cancellationUK + USA stopped taking debt repayments 2005 cancel debts 38 poorest increased spending social projects
- 27negatives debt cancellationtied Guyana privatise water poor countries haven’t had debt cancelled baby 2001 $482
- 28negatives Tanzania case studystrings attached economic not sustainable start to rely on aid men consulted western perspective
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- Flashcards on A2 sociology global development evaluation, created by 08dobson on 15/01/2015.
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- 08dobson · Jan 2015
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