Chapter 22W

From the textbook: Characteristics of Developing countries (DVCs):

Role of agriculture:

 

Literacy rates:

 

Unemployment:

 

Population growth rate:

 

Type of exports:

 

Amount of capital equipment:

 

production technologies:

 

productivity:

 

Mark’s List: Characteristics of Less Developed Countries (LDCs):

 

1. GDP per capita:

 

2.Population Growth rates:

 

3. Occupational Structure of the Labor Force:

 

4. Urbanization:

 

5. Consumption per capita:

 

6. Infrastructure:

 

7. Social Conditions

 

literacy rates:

 

life expectancy:

 

health care:

 

caloric intake:

 

infant mortality:

The absolute income gap between rich and poor nations has been widening.

For example,

LDC: if per capita income is $400 a year in a DVC, a 2% growth rate means an $??? increase in income.

IAC: Where per capita income is $20,000 per year in an IAC, the same 2% growth rate translates into a $??? increase in income.

AID QUIZ

What fraction of the U. S. federal government's budget is spent on FOREIGN AID?

1%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

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HOW MUCH AID DO WE GIVE as a % of our GDP?

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