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6302499033Gross National ProductTotal value in and out of a country0
6302504578Gross Domestic ProductTotal Value in a country1
6302508664Gross National IncomeMonetary value of what is purchased and income investment received outside (calculated per capita)2
6302582520Informal economy-is not taxed or monitored by the government -activities are not included in the GNP or GDP -(underground economy)3
6302618365formal economylegal economy that governments tax and monitor4
6302645207Core-Core-Periphery Model -high levels of socio-economic development/prosperity5
6302690267Semi-periphery-Core-Periphery Model -more powerful than periphery -some control by core6
6302699468Periphery-Core-Periphery Model -poor -dependent with little control over its own affairs7
6302710083Core-Periphery Model-Core, semi-periphery, periphery -Based on World Systems Theory by Immanual Wallerstein8
6302745805Liberal modelsall countries are capable of development9
6302775181structuralist models-many disparities -not all countries go through the same process of development10
6302787075Modernization model-by Walt Rostow ¨latter of development¨ -assumes all countries follow a similar path to development or modernization advancing through 5 stages of development -corresponds with DTM11
6302847994developmentprogess is being made in tech, production, and socioeconomic well-being12
6302903043Stage 1 of Modernization Model-traditional -subsistence farming, tech is slow to change, rigid social structure13
6302932293Stage 2 of Modernization Model-preconditions to takeoff -new leadership, diversification, openness14
6302949874Stage 3 of Modernization Model-takeoff -¨industrial revolution¨, increased urbanization, industrialization proceeds, tech and mass production breakthrough15
6302973655Stage 4 of Modernization Model-drive to maturity -tech diffuses, industrial specialization, international trade expands16
6302985600Stage 5 of Modernization Model-high mass consumption -high income, wide-spread production of goods and services17
6306643361Backwash Effectsnegative impacts on a region due to economic success in another region (acid rain)18
6306679316Spread Effectspositive impacts on a region due to economic growth of another region19
6306713660Agglomeration DiseconomiesThe negative economic effects of urbanization and the local concentration of industry20
6306752550Barriers to Economic Development1) Social conditions (Lack of education and human trafficking) 2) Foreign debt 3) Disease (malaria) 4) Political instability21
6306776948Costs of Economic Development1) Industrialization 2) Agriculture (large scale leaves little room for local market; desertification) 3) Tourism22
63068092343 Categories of Tourism1) Man-made (theme parks) 2) Historical/cultural (civil war battle fields) 3) Natural Resources (national/state parks)23
6306828661Tourism-exclusive resorts=no connection with local businesses -most successful regions have multiple attractions -income does not benefit local economies -capital owned by multi-national corporations (not the host country)24
6306862646Ecotourism-designed to protect and empower locals -3 factors needed for success: 1) low impact/environmentally friendly 2) beneficial to local economy and its residents 3) culturally sensitive25
6306869449Key facts in development-core countries experience poverty (regional;really poor parts of wealthy countries) -GNI is not always a key indicator of wealth -wealth/poverty are key terms26
6306999463Role of governments in developmentgovernment policy influences development (taxes zoning, regulations)27
6307012575Islands of development-Primate cities in the periphery -focus on wealth in a designated city/region28
6307056385Microcredit ProgramLoans to the poor (mostly women) to start their own business. Gives women more power. Less successful in places with high mortality rates29

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