Development Geography Differences in development Differences in development

Development Geography Differences in development

Differences in development Three types of differences in development: ü local ü regional ü global

Local differences in development � Development differences that occur within a country. � For example; development that occurs in your community.

� Census would be used to provide reliable and valid data for planning and decision making by any government. � Local differences in development is also referred as the ‘national differences in development’.

Regional differences in development Development differences that exist between countries in a region. � It is also known as the ‘continental differences in development’. � For example; SADC (Southern African Development Community) countries, AEC (African Economic Community) etc. �

Percentage share of the SADC’s GDP, 2002 Country Percentage share (%) 1 Seychelles 0. 4 2 Lesotho 0. 5 3 Swaziland 0. 7 4 Malawi 1. 2 5 Namibia 1. 9 6 Mozambique 2. 2 7 Zambia 2. 4 8 Mauritius 2. 9 9 Botswana 3. 1 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 3. 3 11 Zimbabwe 3. 6 12 Tanzania 6. 1 13 Angola 6. 1 14 South Africa 65. 7

Global differences in development � Difference between different parts of the work. � International differences in development.

Global level development occurs because countries in different parts of the world have different natural resources, populations of different sizes and different priorities. � We use different indicators to compare global development, for example; ü HDI, ü GDP per capita, ü Life expectancy, ü etc. �