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Chp 9 Vocab White B
Question | Answer |
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Development | A process of improvement in the material comditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology |
Fair trade | alternative to international trade that emphasizes small buissness and products that protect workers and buissness in LDC |
Foreign direct investments | investments made by a forgein company in the economy of another country |
Gender impowerment Measure | compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political practices |
Gender-Related Development Index | compares the level of development of women compared both sexes |
Gross domestic product | the value of the total output of goods and services producted in a country in a given time period |
Human development index | indicator of level of development for each country constructed by the united nations combining economy and social indicators |
Less Developed country | A country that is at relatively early stage of development |
Literacy rate | the percentage of people who can read and write |
More developed country | A country that has progressed relatively far along in development |
Primary sector | The portion of the economy concerned with agriculture |
productivity | the value of a product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it |
Secoundary Sector | the portion of jobs having to do with manafacturing |
Strucatl adjusment program | a program encouraging national trade |
Tertiary sector | portion of jobs having to do with service |
transnational corporation | a company that sells products in many diffrent countries |
value added | the gross value of the product minus the cost of raw materials and energy |