World Development

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

I will be happy if I am earning QR… a year in 20 years time.

The Global Rich ListIf you earn:•QR 500,000 per yr, you are in the top 0.12%•QR50,000 per yr, you are in the top 11%•QR5000 per year, you are in the top 20%•QR500 per year, 8% of the world are still worse off than you (about 500 million people!!!!!!!)•www.globalrichlist.com - To find out how well off we are.

L.E.D.C(Less EconomicallyDeveloped Country)

First World(The north)

Developed(Rich Country)

Developing(Poor Country)

Third World(Poor South)

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

What is life like in an LEDC?

Lesson ObjectivesTo understand the factors that affect life in an LEDC.

Rich North Poor South

The Poor South

The Rich North

Examples of LEDCs

Brainstorm as many countries

as you can think ofthat might be LEDCs

Life in LEDC’s

Jobs“Most jobs in

our country are low paid and

unskilled. Most people work within the primary

industry like farming and

mining”

Trade – Buying & Selling

“We have to sell raw materials like coal and

food at really low prices to MEDCs.

However, we have to buy our manufactured

good (machines, clothes, electrical

goods) from MEDCs at high prices”.

Population – Life & Death“We have a very high

birth rate because of a lack of sex education

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

of medicine and doctors. Lots of

children die and you are not expected to

live past 50 years old. Life is difficult”Death Rate = Number

of people that die per1000 people per year

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

Health

“A developing country like ours has a lot less

money to spend on training up doctors

and nurses and providing medicines,

hospitals and dentists to it’s people”.

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

rate) but there is no money to build good

schools or to buy books and computers for the

students. This means few people can read and write. As a result we have a low

literacy rate”

TaskIn groups of 4 prepare a case study of one of the following factors in an LEDC of your choice.

Prepare to present this back to the class:

1) Education2) Health3) Population4) Trade5) Jobs

Is Qatar an LEDC?Lesson Objectives

To apply our knowledge of LEDCs to answer an essay question.To understand how to write an essay.

Discuss with the person next to you …

What is life in an LEDC like?

Think back to the areas we discussed

Life in LEDC’s

Jobs“Most jobs in

our country are low paid and

unskilled. Most people work within the primary

industry like farming and

mining”Are most jobs in Qatar low paid and unskilled?

Trade – Buying & Selling

“We have to sell raw materials like coal and

food at really low prices to MEDCs.

However, we have to buy our manufactured

good (machines, clothes, electrical

goods) from MEDCs at high prices”.

Does this apply in Qatar?

Population – Life & Death“We have a very high

birth rate because of a lack of sex education

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

of medicine and doctors. Lots of

children die and you are not expected to

live past 50 years old. Life is difficult”Death Rate = Number

of people that die per1000 people per year

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

Health

“A developing country like ours has a lot less

money to spend on training up doctors

and nurses and providing medicines,

hospitals and dentists to it’s people”.

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

rate) but there is no money to build good

schools or to buy books and computers for the

students. This means few people can read and write. As a result we have a low

literacy rate”

How relevant is this?

Essay writing proforma

Perfect paragraphs

Education in Mexico is greatly segregated by social class. Wealthy families send their children to private schools, while poorer children attend government schools. These circumstances create a large social gap between the citizens.

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Decide how many points you will have for:1) Education2) Population3) Trade4) Health 5) Jobs

Complete PEE for Education, Population, Trade, Health and Jobs.

How do we judge our wealth?

GNP – Gross National Product (US$)

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

Examples of GNP

USA = $39,820UK = $33,630Rwanda = $210Ethiopia = $110

Which is MEDC?

Which is LEDC?

Note:£1 is worth nearly $2

TaskFind out the GNP of:1) Qatar2) India3) Canada

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?Which society appears to be more developed? Why

What is development?In a broader sense the notion of human development incorporates all aspects of individuals’ well-being, fromtheir health status to their economic and political freedom.

Definitions of development can be complex and often have a cultural basis. Development involves education,health, democracy, human rights, income, well-being and sustainability.

Poverty is a key factor in development and measurements of poverty may vary from country to country and region to region.

One definition that is often quoted is that it represents an ‘ideal state to be achieved by human effort’.This implies that development should be concerned with enhancing human rights and welfare and not just with improving people’s income orwealth. Making progress towards development has no single recipe because of the social, cultural and economic diversity of the global population