Differences in Economic Development (HSC SSCE Economics): Flashcards

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Differences in Economic Development
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Economic development measures

Broad welfare: health, education, environment, income distribution

Economic growth vs economic development

Growth = GDP rise; Development = wellbeing/welfare improvements

Top 1% global wealth ownership

46% of all global wealth

Bottom 50% global wealth ownership

Less than 1% of global wealth

HDI stands for

Human Development Index

Three components of HDI

Life expectancy, education, GNI per capita (PPP)

HDI score range

0 to 1 (0 = none, 1 = maximum development)

Economic growth role in development

Necessary but not sufficient (needs effective policies too)

Wealth vs income inequality comparison

Wealth distributed more unevenly than income

Years global HDI first declined

2020 and 2021 (due to COVID-19)

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