defining development

• | what is development?

  • measures how advanced a country is compared to another
  • standard of living
  • whether people can afford things they need
  • also includes quality of life
• | how a LIC might develop

  • investment in farming
  • higher yields to eat & sell
  • electricity grid reaches rural areas
  • new roads
  • connects remote areas with cities
  • literacy rises- better job prospects
  • gender equality
• | factors affecting human development

  • social: access to health, education, housing
  • food & water security
  • economic: income, types of industry, employment rate
  • technological: electricity, internet access, better farm machinery