Ideas of Development — Flashcards

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Development means improvement in people's lives and in society. It includes not only higher income but also better education, good health, freedom, security, respect, and equal treatment. A country is…

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Different people live in different situations, so they value different things. One person may want more income, another may want freedom, another may want education, and another may want respect or se…

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Landless rural labourers want more days of work and better wages. They also want a local school that gives quality education to their children, no social discrimination, and the chance to become leade…

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Prosperous farmers want assured high family income. They want this through higher support prices for their crops and through hardworking, cheap labourers.

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She wants as much freedom as her brother and the right to decide what she wants to do in life. She also wants to study in reputed private education institutions.

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It shows that one project can be seen as development by some people and a threat by others. The nuclear power plant is meant to meet energy needs, but local people protested about safety, security, an…

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They protested because they feared nuclear energy could cause destruction and radioactive danger. They wanted the coast and country protected, and they asked for renewable energy as an alternative.

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The important question is: Whose development? Different groups may benefit differently from the same project, so development for one group may harm another group.