Bottom-up strategies to reduce global inequalities
I can describe the advantages and disadvantages of bottom-up strategies used to reduce global inequalities.
- Year 11
- Edexcel B
Bottom-up strategies to reduce global inequalities
I can describe the advantages and disadvantages of bottom-up strategies used to reduce global inequalities.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Top-down and bottom-up strategies to reduce global inequalities differ in scale, aims, funding and technology.
- Aid takes different forms, from NGO-supported, small-scale projects to larger IGO donations and bilateral aid.
- NGOs can help communities to develop and maintain essential infrastructure, using intermediate technology.
- In Nepal, Practical Action’s gravity ropeway has improved the lives of people in a remote, rural community.
Keywords
Non-governmental organisation - NGOs work to achieve social or political aims that are not controlled by a government, e.g. Practical Action
Intermediate technology - technology suited to the needs, skills, knowledge and wealth of local people in the environment in which they live
Common misconception
Aid is something given in the event of an emergency.
It is not always provided in the event of an emergency. Aid may be given to support the sustainable development of a community, e.g improving health or educational services in an area, to benefit local people in the longer term.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which continent has the highest number of low-income countries?
Q2.Which is a common indicator of development?
Q3.What does ‘global inequality’ mean?
Q4.Which of the following contributes to inequality between countries?
Q5.Which country is most likely to have a high GDP per capita?
Q6.Why might people in some countries have lower life expectancy?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword to the definition.
