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Human Development Index |
Uses the following indicators: • Life expectancy at birth (social) • GNI per capita at PPP (economic) • Mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling (social) |
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5-fold system |
Uses the following groups:
• Rich Industrialised Countries • Oil Exporting Countries • Former Communist or Communist Countries • Newly Industrialising Countries • Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
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The Grameen Bank |
• 41% of Bangladeshis live on US$1 a day. • The money has reached 80% of the poor people in Bangladesh. • 99% of loans are repaid. |
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Costa Rica Debt for conservation swap |
• $26 million. |
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Trade |
• The top 5 countries account for 37% of world trade. • 93% of international trade of EU countries is within the EU. • Primary products include rice and fish and secondary products include cars and chemicals. |
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Development Gap |
• 12% of the world's population uses 85% of its water. • One child dies from a water-borne disease every 15 seconds. • 1.1 billion people have no access to clean piped water. |
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EU |
• Set-up in 1957. • Has 28 members. • Contributes 31% of the total GDP. • The richest country in the EU is Luxembourg. |
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UK More developed country within the EU |
• HDI is 0.946. • Life expectancy is 79. • GDP per capita is $33,238. • Percentage of people employed in agriculture is 1%. |
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Romania Less developed country within the EU |
• HDI is 0.813. • Life expectancy is 71.9. • GDP per capita is $9060. • Percentage of people employed in agriculture is 42%. |
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Common Agricultural Policy |
• Protects rural communities and pays farmers subsidies. • Uses 40% of the EU budget (€58 billion per year), which is €145 billion per year. |
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European Social Fund |
• Pays for education, training and job creation. • Uses 7% of the EU budget (€10 billion per year), which is €145 billion per year. |
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Karen Hilltribes Trust |
• The Karen people live in the North West of Thailand. • Funds 8 water systems per year. • Water systems reduce typhoid by 90%. • 75% of Karen children don't go to school. |
