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Caribbean Development Issues Explained

This document discusses key concepts and indicators of development in the Caribbean region. It outlines three main types of development: sustainable development, economic development, and human development. It then lists and describes several common indicators used to measure development, including gross domestic product, gross national product, per capita income, the Gini coefficient, the Human Development Index, internet penetration, technology use, governance, and environmental factors. The document also provides definitions and explanations of per capita income, equity, empowerment, productivity, and sustainability as they relate to measuring human development.

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Caribbean Development Issues Explained

This document discusses key concepts and indicators of development in the Caribbean region. It outlines three main types of development: sustainable development, economic development, and human development. It then lists and describes several common indicators used to measure development, including gross domestic product, gross national product, per capita income, the Gini coefficient, the Human Development Index, internet penetration, technology use, governance, and environmental factors. The document also provides definitions and explanations of per capita income, equity, empowerment, productivity, and sustainability as they relate to measuring human development.

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MODULE 2:ISSUES IN CARIBBEAN

DEVELOPMENT
1) Concepts and
Indicators of
development
(a) Sustainable
development
(b) Economic
development
(c) Human
development

2) Indicators of
development
Gross domestic product
Gross national product
Per capita
Gini coefficient
Human development
index (HDI)
Internet penetration
Modern technology
Good governance
Responsible
environmental factors

A look at development
Sustained level of
economic and social
well being in a
country
OR
The ability of a
country to advance
economically
growth,
modernisation
( traditional
definition)

Contemporary
definition includes
human
development
index- life
expectancy,
literacy,
birth/death rate
and income

Per capita
Per unit of
population, per
person

Per capita income


is often used as
average income, a
measure of the
wealth of the
population of a
nation, particularly
in comparison to
other nations.

Human indicators/Pillars of
development contd
Equity- refers to the
commitment on the
part of the government
and people of a
country to enable all
social groups to access
the opportunities that
the country offers
Empowerment- the
level to which people
feel a high sense of
self-efficacy.

Productivity goes hand


in hand with equity. If
people have equal
access to education
and other opportunities
then their productivity
level will be high.
Sustainability- this is
the major goal of HDP.
It follows a growth of
development that puts
people first

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