Define development and how it is measuredDevelopment is the process where something has advanced or progressed into a more advanced stage. International Development has the goal that poverty should be reduced. International Development rebuilds an economy that has been ruined or impacts all sort of important factors needed for a nation's well being. This is not a short-term process instead it tries to solve several problems over several decades or more. International Development is usually measured in two different ways. Most people prefer GNP or known as gross national product because it is easier to understand. HDI is another of these measurements of developments and is viewed as m ...view middle of the document...
Even though these are all averages GNP is only one factor but HDI has 4 to 3 factors making it accurate.Explain how and why some countries are disadvantaged due to their level of developmentAfrica and some countries in South America are poor and have been in strife for years. They are not trusted because everyday there is news that some kind of genocide or strife has originated from that country. Western countries then do not trust Africa to develop by it self. India (a exception) and Sub Saharan countries have a disadvantage that they cannot choose what technology they want or they need. For example countries that used to have malaria were cleansed with DDT. This pesticide was so successful against mosquitoes that according to studies without interaction, it could ward off the mosquitoes by some strange phenomenon. Yet when the EPA falsely said it was a dangerous object that would harm the human race. Africa who had only barely used it was then plagued by malaria. Deaths from malaria in the golden age of DDT were only 50000 a year. Yet now it could be said it had increased 500 fold. Something, which can definitely not be a coincidence. CFC's also were banned in third world countries and cheap refrigerants were gone for the poor resulting in deaths from food poisoning.Money has something to do with this also. Poor countries have hardly any money to develop their economy with so people are forced to enter the world of pirating, the black market and etc. North Korea alone gains all its money from smuggling and aid. This could be used on providing stability in the country. Yet, people are struggling in gulags and steal from each other in desperation. These countries that have hardly any money are full with people who need a source of money. In Rwanda they join the local militia where they can get food easily unlike their previous lives. This results in genocide and civil war. Fuel prices now have increased into 60 USD a barrel. Third world countries cannot afford these and if they are developing this could be momentarily stopped. The oil industry would be bankrupt there including automobile corporations.Government might have something to do with the development issue also. Less developed countries do not usually have a centralized government (exception of North Korea) or even if they do are in constant strife. Countries like Kenya usually rely on one export. People may think that if it does it can create huge amounts of it creating a lot of money yet this is a problem. Overproduction reduces prices so there is no point creating huge amounts of an export. Also if countries are competing with each other farmers and secondary jobs will have problems and will be underpaid causing the country to even get poorer. The countries history if not promising, will not attract foreign investment that is required for a country to progress. Countries that do not a highly coveted resource must depend on imports and also if it does it is usually exploited by ric...
