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Economic Development: Causes and Strategies

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What you'll learn

How and why development differs between countries.

Key ideas

  • Measuring development: the HDI and the development gap.
  • Strategies: aid, investment in human capital and the role of TNCs.
  • Barriers: rapid population growth and debt; the goal of sustainable development.

Exam tips

  • Use several indicators, not GDP alone.
  • Weigh the role of TNCs and aid.

Common mistakes

  • Judging development on wealth alone.
  • Only giving negatives of TNCs.
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