1. Stages of Development To know the stages of development, and their associated characteristics. To understand that countries are categorized by their economic development.

2. LDC’s Africa (33) 1 AngolaAngola 18 MadagascarMadagascar 2 BeninBenin 19 MalawiMalawi 3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 20 MaliMali 4 BurundiBurundi 21 MauritaniaMauritania 5 Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 22 MozambiqueMozambique 6 ChadChad 23 NigerNiger 7 ComorosComoros 24 RwandaRwanda 8 Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo 25 São Tomé and Príncipe *São Tomé and Príncipe 12 November 2015 Asia (15) 1 AfghanistanAfghanistan 9 NepalNepal 2 BangladeshBangladesh 10 SamoaSamoa 3 BhutanBhutan 11 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 4 CambodiaCambodia 12 Timor-LesteTimor-Leste 5 KiribatiKiribati 13 TuvaluTuvalu 6 Lao People’s Democratic RepublicLao People’s Democratic Republic 14 VanuatuVanuatu 7 MaldivesMaldives 15 YemenYemen 8 MyanmarMyanmar 9 DjiboutiDjibouti 26 SenegalSenegal 10 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea 27 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11 EritreaEritrea 28 SomaliaSomalia 12 EthiopiaEthiopia 29 SudanSudan 13 GambiaGambia 30 TogoTogo 14 GuineaGuinea 31 UgandaUganda 15 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 32 United Republic of TanzaniaUnited Republic of Tanzania 16 LesothoLesotho 33 ZambiaZambia 17 LiberiaLiberia What on earth are LDC’s?

3. LDC’s LDC's are characterized by a marginal physical environment. The countries that fall into this category are, most of African countries, and many of thee Asian countries. The LDC countries have the following characteristics: Little to no build-up of agriculture Low energy production and consumption Subsistance farming (farm only for themselves) Large percentage of the population is under 15 (causing a high birthrate because a large percentage of the population is entering it's "reproductive stage") Infant mortality rate is high Poorly developed trade and transportation Poor medical facilities High illiteracy and unemployment rates GNP is under $3,000 per year.

4. NIC’s NIC’s are countries whose economies have not yet reached MEDC status but are out developing similar countries. NIC’s are usually undergoing rapid economic growth (usually export oriented). NIC’s usually share some other common features, including: Increased civil rights Strong political leaders. A switch from agricultural to industrial economies Increasingly free trade with countries in the world. Large international corporations setting up in the country. Lowered poverty rates. NIC’s often receive support from outside organisations or other countries. 12 November 2015

5. Stages of Economic Development Stage 1: The traditional society Stage 2: The preconditions for takeoff Stage 3: The takeoff Stage 4: The drive to maturity Stage 5: The age of high mass consumption The United Nations groups countries into three categories: –MDCs (more-developed countries) –LDCs (less-developed countries) –LLDCs (least-developed countries) Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs) - Countries that are experiencing rapid economic expansion and industrialization and do not exactly fit as LDCs or MDCs

6. Stages of Development The United Nations groups countries into three categories: –MEDCs (more economically developed countries) –LEDCs (less economically developed countries) –LDCs (leastdeveloped countries) NICs (newly industrialized countries) - are experiencing rapid economic expansion and industrialization and do not exactly fit as LDCs or MDCs

7. Rostow Model

8. Rostow’s Model 1.What is Rostow’s model based on? 2.What is it’s most important purpose? 3.Discuss in pairs the 5 stages through which all developing societies must pass, based on his model for feedback

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