The document discusses several key concepts related to levels of development: 1. It describes common terms used to describe levels of development such as developed, developing, underdeveloped, and categories like First, Second, Third World. 2. It outlines some common economic, social, and demographic indicators used to measure development, like GDP, literacy rates, and life expectancy. 3. It provides an overview of characteristics of developing countries like lower living standards, poverty, population growth, and dependence on agriculture. The document also briefly summarizes several theories of development including modernization theory, dependency theory, and world systems theory. It notes that sustainable development involves partnerships, conservation, and programs like microcredit.

1. Concepts of Development Chapter 26

3. What is the distribution of MDCs and LDCs in the world? (The Brandt Line)

8. Per capita GDP

9. Purchasing Power Parity

11. Cycle of Poverty Reversing the Cycle Of Poverty

13. % of population considered literate

14. Student-Teacher ratio (primary level)

15. Literacy rate of women

16. Health Indicators: Caloric Intake as a percent of daily requirements

17. Health Indicators: Persons per Physician

18. Life expectancy at birth – not just correlated with per capita income

19. Human Development Index = ( life expectancy at birth, GDP per capita, indices of schooling & literacy)

23. … but rapid rural-to-urban migration

25. % of labor force in agriculture

33. Every country can be positioned at one of these stages. Rostow viewed capitalism to be the proper type of production system for this development sequence. This theory has its critics.

37. World Systems Theory: dynamic capitalist relations, hegemonic power