a few development definitions:

first world:- NORMALLY DEMOCRATIC AND CAPITALIST COUNTRIES...
I.E. WESTERN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, JAPAN,NEW ZEALAND.

third world:- ALL OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING AFRICA,ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA...
-COUNTRIES THAT REMAINED NON ALIGNED
-NOT MOVING WITH CAPITALISM + NATO
I.E. COMMUNISM + SOVIET UNION


post cold war:-SOVIET UNION FELL IN 1991 , EASTERN BLOCK CEASED TO EXIST
-have now moved away from purely economic and political indicators


the Brandt line- north/south divide
   (now considered derogatory-- Indonesia and south America both above the line)

GDP-total value of products and services produced within the territorial boundary of a country
    -used to seee how the strength of a countries local economy

GNP-total value of goods and services produced by all nationals of acountry (whether living in or out the country)
   -used to see how the nationals of the country are doing economically

HDI-a measurement of gnp/capita, adult literacy, school enrolement, le at birth
   - number produced is between 0 and 1
         - 1-0.8 = high
         -0.8-0.6= medium
         - below 0.6 = low

the environment can hold hdi backwhereas economy can boost it

HPI-shows ecological efficiency
   -high levels of resource consumption do not rely produce high levels of well being



CORE PERIPHERY
- the fact that there can be variation in a country

e.g. USA-washington HDI= high.
                          - vancouver and seattle just over the border= tourists
WHEREAS
             -montana HDI=low
                           -near mountains
             -new orleans HDI=low
                            extreme weather; hurricanes etc


MDC-stable economy high GDP and HDI
NIC's- S.Korea- more than 40years
RIC's- last 40years i.e India
LDC- (see previous post)
CPE's- communist countries N.Korea, China, Kerela, Cuba, Vietnam, Burma
ORC's-oil rich countries -some developed some not

DEVELOPMENT IS A CONTINUAL PROCESS!!!!!