explain differences between developing countries
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Explain differences between developing countries.
Global Variations in Development
Physical
- Climate
- Relief
- Resources
- Environment
- Natural Disasters
Human- Population Growth- High levels of disease- Lack of industralisation
and infrastructure- Trade- Debt- Civil wars / G’ment
stability
Newly Industrial Countries (NIC)• Asian Tigers• Natural resources e.g tin and rubber in Malaysia, harbour in Singapore• Large, flexible, hard working, low cost, labour supply• Government encouragement of exporting manufactured goods e.g textiles,
clothing, toys, plastic, leather, and footwear • Attracted Transnational Corporations• Companies were attracted to location close to growing Chinese market• Employees encouraged to spend capital on these productsNegatives- Exploitation of labour- Illegal migration from less developed neighbouring countries - Rapid expansion caused environmental problems - Heavy dependence on foreign investment – vulnerable to shifts in global economy- Corruption – contracts are awarded to relative or friends rather than competence
You need to know your Singapore case study
Singapore Growth
HarbourGrowing Industries
Well educated, hard working labour force
Stable/driven Government
Attracts TNCs
- Large natural harbour for importing and exporting
- Location close to growing Chinese market and nearby to Pacific rim countries
Main Industries include: shipbuilding and repair, financial services, High tech
industries, textiles
Supportive Government
Ethiopia
Few natural resources
Difficult climate
Poor health, housing, sanitation and education
Government in debt
Civil war
Aids/HIV holding back development
Drought can result in no yields and famine
Lack of any natural resources
War hinders development.
-Governments would need to spend money rebuilding offices/roads/ houses/ hospitals rather than developing the country
- Loss of middle aged men
Ethiopia- Few natural resources
- Caught in cycle of poverty- Lack of industrial development
- Based on subsistence farming with land degradation- G’ment lacking money and in debt
- Civil war and corrupt G’ment- Poor health with endemic disease
- Poor health, housing, sanitation and education- Aids/HIV holding back development
- High pop growth with poor infrastructure