The percentage of women holding full-time jobs outside the home
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Investments made by foreign countries in the economy of another country
Microfinance
Loans and other financial services to individuals and small businesses in developing countries
Breeder reactor
A nuclear power plant that creates its own fuel from plutonium
Human Development Index (HDI)
An indicator of the levels of development for each country based on income, literacy, education, and life expectancy. Constructed by the UN.
Purchasing power parity (PPP)
The amount of money needed in one country to purchase the same goods and services in another country. Adjusts income figures to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods.
Potential reserve
The amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist
Inequality-adjusted HDI
Modification of HDI to account for inequality within a country. Best case scenario: the HDI and IHDI are the same
Gross national income (GNI)
The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country
Secondary sector
The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, assembling, and transforming raw materials
