Edexcel globalisation

1. Economic, social and
environmental development

2. How can we tell how developed a
country is?

3. Measures of development
• Development can be measured using one single index
(e.g. GDP) or by composite (combined) factors. There
are three main different categories to measure
development …
1. Economic
This data looks at the monetary value from a country. It
includes GDP and income per capita (per person).
This data is hard to be totally accurate as it is converted
into US$ and doesn't include any people working in the
informal economy or anyone in subsistence agriculture
(farming just to feed a family, not selling for profit.)

5. 2. Social
• Social development looks at more issues about how
people live in each country.
• For example the Human Development Index is a
measure of three indicators
• Life Expectancy
• Education (literacy rates and average number of years in
school)
• GDP per capita.

6. HDI 2010

8. 2. Social
• The Gender Inequality Index is another social
composite measurement looking at;
• Reproductive health
• Age of first child rises as gender inequality falls.
• Empowerment.
• Women enter politics they become empowered.
• Education and employment
• Staying at school or university for longer means more
employment opportunities.

12. 3. Environmental
• Clear link between environment and development.
• Air quality deteriorates as development increases.
• Key pollutants include sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
oxides.
• Developed countries export manufacturing
(outsourcing the problem) and control vehicle
emissions to reduce pollution.

13. Sulphur dioxide from burning
fossil fuels

16. Gap Minder
• Have a look at some data here

17. Your turn to research!
• Choose 4 counties at different levels of
development and complete the data: CIA World
fact book
Country Economic
……………………
Social
……………………
Environmental
…………………