Human Development Index

According to the interactive map corresponding to the latest human development report, more developed areas in the world are Europe, North America, most countries in South America, North part of Asia, North part of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. Most countries in Africa and South part of Asia are considered as less developed areas. On the line graph we can see an upward trend in development for most of the countries. Moreover, some countries have been developing

extractions which started in the 1870s. The growth of manufacturing and the retreat of agriculture are directly linked to the dependence of the economy on mining and mineral exploitation. As Seeraj Mohamed (2010) argues, “historically, economic development in South Africa has been centred around extractive activities in mining and mineral sectors.The economic history of South Africa has been characterised by the “politics of oppression of black South Africans and the strict control over black

economy with advanced technological industries as compared to other countries. The Human Development index, standard of living as well as the Gross national product of these economies is on the upper level of every chart. According to the International Monetary Fund, advanced economies comprise 60.8% of global nominal GDP and 42.9% of global GDP (PPP) in 2014. COUNTRY KOF INDEX OF GLOBALIZATION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX GINI COEFFICIENT IRELAND 91.30 0.899 34.3 NETHERLANDS 91.24 0.915 30.9 BELGIUM 91

constantly changing. Both natural and human created events, shape the world and create strong relationships between the environment and society. Human geography and development studies are two fields seeking to analyse these interrelationships and answer key questions about major issues in the world such as poverty, inequality and conflict. Human geography is largely about studying the spatial aspects of relationships between people and society whereas development studies focusses more on the way societies

Slavery prevented African Americans from reaching their full potential. Just like women in India, African American’s potential contribution to development was untouched. Unfortunately, racial inequality between African Americans and Caucasians in America went further than the abolishment of slavery. After the abolishment of slavery, most places were segregated. African Americans were isolated from

We have selected both governmental as well as private sources for this data, for well-rounded background material. Human Development Index Rankings -- for Germany and Jamaica |Index |Germany |Jamaica | |Overall ranking |5 |85

of political, socio-economic and environmental factors. For this ranking, New York serves as the base city and all other cities are ranked relatively Table ‎1 3 shows the categories and criteria that Mercer quantifies for each city. (Khalil, 2012) Index Criteria Political and social environment Relationship with other countries Internal stability Crime Law enforcement Ease of entry and exit Economic environment Currency exchange Regulations Banking services Socio-cultural environment Limitation on

El Salvador is a small, Central American, Hispanic speaking country, which borders with Honduras, Guatemala and the Pacific Ocean and has currently a population of 6.4 million. In the late 1880s coffee was the major export product and it became 95% of the country’s income. This wealth although was unequally distributed and as a result it was concentrated only on the 2% of the population. As a result poverty grew and the conflict between the poor and the rich became a big problem El Salvador

South Africa A Development and Economic Overview Introduction I chose South Africa as the topic for this research paper. I have always wanted to visit South Africa but have never had the opportunity to travel there. My involvement in international development has given me an interest in this country, as it has many ties to the developing world and the history of developing countries through colonialism. South Africa is influenced by all levels of economic activity including the primary

Pakistan’s economic performance over the last 20 years Introduction PAKISTAN’S RECENT HISTORY In the last 20 years, Pakistan has oscillated between 3 personalities – Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, and Gen. (retd.) Pervez Musharraf. The current President, Asif Zardari, it can be argued, is in power mainly because he was the husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, although he has come into his own over the last two years. Benazir and Sharif were both Prime Minister for two terms each, with each ending the