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WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES MORE DEVELOPED THAN OTHERS?. LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT CAUSES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY TO PRIORITISE THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. LANDLOCKED LACK NAVIGABLE RIVERS LACK NATURAL HARBOURS
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WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES MORE DEVELOPED THAN OTHERS? LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO CONSIDER THE DIFFERENT CAUSES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT INEQUALITY TO PRIORITISE THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • LANDLOCKED • LACK NAVIGABLE RIVERS • LACK NATURAL HARBOURS • ARID CONDITIONS • TROPICAL CONDITIONS
CULTURAL BARRIERS • WOMEN DENIED ACCESS TO LABOUR MARKETS OR POLITICAL RIGHTS • RELIGIOUS OR ETHNIC GROUPS BARRED FROM THE LABOUR MARKETS
TRADE BARRIERS • COUNTRIES BUILT UP TARIFFS AND QUOTAS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN INDUSTRIES OR TO GIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT WITHIN A TRADE GROUP
FISCAL TRAP • GOVERNMENTS LACK THE ABILITY TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH & EDUCATION • POOR POPULATION = LOW TAX BASE • POOR USE OF TAXATION • DEBT REPAYMENTS
FAILURE OF GOVERNANCE • GOVERNMENTS NEED TO PROVIDE SECURITY, INFRASTRUCTURE & SOCIAL SERVICES • WAR • CORRUPTION • COUPS • LACK OF INVESTMENT