Overview

JobsUN Development Program

Organ. for Econ. Coop and Develop.
World Bank, Dep. Of State
International Monetary fund
Indices of Development
Economic, Social,
Development Potential
Models of development
Temporal, Spatial
the process of improving the
material conditions of people
through diffusion of knowledge and
technology. (Rubenstein, 2009)
modernization and progress. (Kuby,
et al, 2008)

natural resources of an area or

country have been brought into full
productive use. It may also carry in
common usage the implications of
economic growth, modernization,
and improvement in levels of
material production and
consumption. (Fellmann, et al,
2007)
Fuzzy, relative concept
Bhutans Gross National
Happiness
Empir. Comparisons through indices
Compare Places
With each other
segregation, clustering
against idealized indices
curves, continuums
over time
can ask why
Dimensions of Development
Population, demographics
Economy (debt, trade,
globalization)
Poverty
Innovation
Technology
Natural Resources
Education
Health and Wellness
Politics
Culture
Poles of Devel. Peter Haggett
(Venn Diagram)
LDC
Population
Rapid Natural Growth
Poor ed. Levels, skills
Poor Health stand.
Natural Resources
Poor mineral/agric res.
Cultural constraints on res.

Political constraints on res.

Tech. Innovation
Traditions bar innov.
Low borrowing rates from outside
Low levels of ingenuity+innovation
Capitol Formation
Poverty, low savings
Diversion of savings to unprod. uses
Politi barriers to foreign investment
Brandt Line
Relative development of countries
areas regions places
Brandt Report 1980 discov. N/S
division in development.
Binary delineation
First Second third
Nato, Communist, Developing
Triple delin. Political division
Sometimes relative develop is assoc.
MDCs- further on devel. Cuve
than other countries, areas, reg.
LDC-made some progress on
curve and expects to continue
LDR-Latin America, Southeast Asia,
Middle East , East Asia, South Asia,
sub Saharan Africa
MDR-Anglo-America, Western
Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan,
South Pacific.

Social Indices of Development

Human Develop. Index
United Nations Development prog
Combination index
Demographic factors
Life Expectancy
Economic factors
GDP
Social Factors
Literacy, Amount of Edu.
(Ranges from 0-100%)
Norway best Country-resultant of oil
and gas deposits.
HDI index goes up immediately after
crossing US border from Mex.
GDP =total goods/servic. Per year/
Total population
Compare, countries, same country,
over time, rate of growth/dec., to
other indices.
GDP-global measure
Does not consider range of pop.
Dev. In monetary terms
Doesnt relative distr. Of wealth
Doesnt consider debt
Vs GNP includes overseas money
excludes non nationals in country.
Industry
Primary-raw materials
Secondary-goods from r.m.
Tertiary provision of
goods/services
Agricult Food
FIRE
prod/biofuels
Forestry Furniture,
Retail
construction
Mining
Metal/alloys,
Educ.
oil refining
Fishing
Food
Law
production,
fertilizers

Gov.
Touris
MDC have higher gdp because
tend to have higher tertiary
Tertiary not always higher income
Productivity of workers=$
MDC worker more productive
because
Type of Activities
Technology
Labor force skill
Trade agreements
Development Trajectories
Stages of Economic Growth Walt
Rostow
Stage1 Traditional
Development not begun
Agriculture dom.
Income=substinence
barter
Stage 2 Transitional
Dev begins (elite)
Investment in new companies
(industrial productivity^)
Formation of infrastructure
surpluses
Stage 3 takeoff
Dev. Increases in few sectors rapid
Regional growth,
Political change
Stage 4-Drive to Maturity
Technology to sectors
Rapid growth
Workers become skilled
Industry bec specialized
Less reliance on imports
Stage 5 Mass Consumption
Shift from produc to cons of prim,
sec goods
Reliance on imports
Consumer oriented
Service sector dominates
Migration can interfere with stages
i.e. brain drain
German exodus 2005
Spatial Models
Core-periphery model