Aspects of Development (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

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Demography definition

Study of population changes over time

Malthus's theory (1798)

Population grows faster than food production ability

Neo-Malthusian theorist who updated Malthus in 1968

Ehrlich

Harrison (1990): main cause of population growth

Declining death rates, not birth rates

Marxist view: what causes development problems

Global capitalist system, not population growth

Brain drain definition

Educated people leave country to use skills elsewhere

PQLI creator and year

David Morris, 1979

Three measures in PQLI

Infant mortality, literacy, life expectancy

Over-urbanisation cause

Educated people migrate from rural areas to cities

GEM focus

Gender equality in decision making, economic participation & power

Dual burden

Women face paid work plus domestic responsibilities

EPZ definition

Export Processing Zones - special Free Trade Zones

EPZ wages: Sri Lanka vs Thailand vs Turkey (2013-14)

68vs68 vs 237 vs $494 per month

% of women in EPZ workforce

Up to 90%

Dependency theorists' solution to population issues

Land reform and redistribution

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