Measuring development
I can explain the different ways in which social and economic development is measured, and the limitations of individual economic and social measures used.
- Year 11
- Edexcel B
Measuring development
I can explain the different ways in which social and economic development is measured, and the limitations of individual economic and social measures used.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are global variations in economic development and quality of life.
- There are a range of different measures of level of development.
- There are limitations of both economic and social measures.
Keywords
Development - the progress of a country in terms of wealth, use of technology and human welfare
Gross national income (GNI) - a measure of goods and services produced by a country, including income earned abroad; may be divided by the total population to give ‘GNI per head’
Life expectancy - average number of years an individual can expect to live at birth; worldwide this doubled from 1900 to 2021
Human Development Index (HDI) - a UN measure of development calculated using education, life expectancy and income data
Common misconception
That everyone in a country with a high GNI is well off, with a good quality of life.
A country’s income is not equally divided by everyone who lives there. This is why GNI per head should be used along side other measures in order to understand differences in quality of life.
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