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8362537326developmentprocess of improving the conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology0
8362577895MDCdeveloped country1
8362591612LDCprogress toward development2
8362600796GNIvalue of the output of goods and services produced in a country in year, including money that leaves and enters the country3
8362643937primary sector jobsmining, fishing, and forestry- natural resources adds value4
8362679380secondary sector jobsassemble raw materials , into useful product adds value5
8362703312tertiary sector jobsretailing, banking, law, education, government sells6
8362733615productivityvalue of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it7
8362831100value addedmanufacturing is the gross value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy8
8362920082pupil/teacher ratio# of students divided # teachers9
8362941289literacy rate% of country's people who read and write MDC> u.s -99%-100% LDC> 70% or below10
8362991567IHDIhigher scores in IHDI mean for countries development the lower scores in IHDI mean for countries11
8363039591GIImeasures the gap in the level of achievement in three dimensions; reproductive health, empowerment, labor market12
8363076559empowermentability of women to achieve to improvement in their own status achieve economic and political power13
8363158370female labor force participation rateFLFPR is % of women holding full- time jobs outside of home14
8363180846maternal mortality raterate is the number of the women who die giving birth per 100,000 births15
8363200182adolescent fertility ratefertility rate is the # of births per 1,000 women ages 15-1916
8363242625progressivesWTO- is anti-democratic b/c decisions promote interests of large corporations and not the poor17
8363279158conservativesWTO- compromises power and sovereignty of countries by changing taxes and laws18
8363315460foreign direct investmentinvestment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country19
8363368762structural adjustment programsLDC economic goals , strategies for achieving objectives and external finacing requirements20
8363423629transnational corporationcompany that invests and operated in countries other than where it's head quarters are located21
8363451206fair tradeproducts are made and traded according to standards that protect workers and small businesses (LDC)22
8363490053microfinanceprovisions of small loans and other financial services to individuals and small businesses in developing countries that are unable to obtain loans from commerical banks23

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