Exam 9: Global Stratification

According to the __________,human development is the process of "expanding choices that people have in life,to lead a life to its full Potential and indignity,through expanding capabilities and through People taking action themselves to improve their lives."

The most widely known development theory is __________,which is a perspective that links global inequality to different levels of economic development and suggests that low-income economies can move to middle- and high-income economies by achieving self-sustained economic growth.

Among those most affected by poverty in low-income economies are:

As a result of the 1992 U.N.Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro,terms such as "underdevelopment" have largely been dropped in favor of measurements such as sustainable development,and economies are now classified by their:

According to the Human Development Report,_________ is an important component in improving life chances because individuals become "more aware of how to avoid health risks and to live longer and more comfortable lives."

Discuss global poverty and its effects upon human development issues of life expectancy,health,and education.

Rich,industrialized nations that primarily had capitalist economic systems and democratic political systems are referred to as:

Lower-middle-income economies include the nations of:

Explain the new international division of labor theory and compare the use of global commodity chains.