HIGHER MODERN STUDIES STUDY THEME 3E POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BRITAIN, USA, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA and JAPAN. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, WHICH CAN PROVIDE NEARLY ALL OF THEIR PEOPLE WITH FOOD, HOUSES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, JOBS and MONEY IF THEY CANNOT WORK BRITAIN, USA, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRALIA and JAPAN. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, WHICH CAN PROVIDE NEARLY ALL OF THEIR PEOPLE WITH FOOD, HOUSES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, JOBS and MONEY IF THEY CANNOT WORK

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES POOR COUNTRIES MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IN THE CONTINENTS OF AFRICA, ASIA and LATIN SOUTH AMERICA. POOR COUNTRIES MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE IN THE CONTINENTS OF AFRICA, ASIA and LATIN SOUTH AMERICA. THESE COUNTRIES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE MANY OF THEIR PEOPLE WITH FOOD, HOUSES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, JOBS and FINANCIAL SUPPORT IF THEY CANNOT FIND WORK THESE COUNTRIES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE MANY OF THEIR PEOPLE WITH FOOD, HOUSES, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, JOBS and FINANCIAL SUPPORT IF THEY CANNOT FIND WORK

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS UNIT OF STUDY YOU WILL STUDY COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, BUT NOT SOUTH AFRICA YOU WILL STUDY COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, BUT NOT SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT IS LINKED TO HOW THESE COUNTRIES ARE TRYING TO CHANGE, IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ALL NEEDS FOR THEIR PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT IS LINKED TO HOW THESE COUNTRIES ARE TRYING TO CHANGE, IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ALL NEEDS FOR THEIR PEOPLE

CHECKLIST and BACKGROUND FACTORS FACTORS THAT AFFECT AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT FACTORS THAT AFFECT AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL (you will not be asked a specific question on this) GEOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL (you will not be asked a specific question on this) YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LINK ON HOW THE ABOVE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF DEVELOPMENT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LINK ON HOW THE ABOVE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROBLEMS POOR WATER SUPPLY POOR WATER SUPPLY AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE MALARIA MALARIA HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS EDUCATION EDUCATION FOOD DEVELOPMENT FOOD DEVELOPMENT

POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT CONFLICT CONFLICT WAR and CIVIL WAR WAR and CIVIL WAR POLICIES OF AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS POLICIES OF AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION KLEPTOCRACY KLEPTOCRACY

ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT DEVELOPMENT DEBT DEBT CASH CROPS CASH CROPS TRADE TRADE EXCHANGE RATES EXCHANGE RATES

OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT DEVELOPMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND OWNERSHIP LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MANAGEMENT WOMEN and FARMING WOMEN and FARMING CUTURAL FACTORS CUTURAL FACTORS

RESPONSES TO DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN AFRICA THE UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES THE UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES THE EUROPEAN UNION THE EUROPEAN UNION NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOs) NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOs) THE AFRICAN UNION (A.U) THE AFRICAN UNION (A.U) THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT (DFID) THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT (DFID)

TYPES OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS UNIT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THE KEY WORD THROUGHOUT THE UNIT IS DEVELOPMENT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THE KEY WORD THROUGHOUT THE UNIT IS DEVELOPMENT YOU MUST ALWAYS BE AWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT VARIOUS FACTORS ARE IN DEVELOPMENT YOU MUST ALWAYS BE AWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT VARIOUS FACTORS ARE IN DEVELOPMENT EG. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEBT IN AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT ? EG. HOW IMPORTANT IS DEBT IN AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT ? OR HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THE VARIOUS RESPONSES TO DEVELOPMENT ? OR HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THE VARIOUS RESPONSES TO DEVELOPMENT ? EG. HOW EFFECTIVE HAS THE UN AGENCIES BEEN IN PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA? EG. HOW EFFECTIVE HAS THE UN AGENCIES BEEN IN PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA? ALSO LOOK AT EXAMPLES OF COUNTRIES WHERE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE DUE TO CERTAIN ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED ALSO LOOK AT EXAMPLES OF COUNTRIES WHERE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE DUE TO CERTAIN ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED