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Acronyms and Terms
Social Studies 11
Chapter 12 Counterpoints
GDP
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G---- D------ P-----Total value of all the g… and s……
produced in a country which excludes all
exterior transactions.
HIPCs
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H----- I------- P--- C-------I------- to developed nations.
Following WWII developed countries
started lending money to developing
countries to increase their standard of
living. However, this lending system turned
out to be flawed and almost counterproductive.
IMF
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I----------- M------- F--(1944) As the Second World War ends,
the job of rebuilding national economies
begins. The IMF and World Bank are
charged with providing loans and
development assistance to help countries
improve living standards.
Megaprojects. SAPs.
UNICEF
U----- N------ I--------- C-------’s E--------F-- Or, U----- N------ I---------- C-------’s F--
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Help provide food and shelter for
children around the world. Develop
community-level services to promote
health and wellbeing of citizens.
WHO
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W---- H----- O----------
Specialized agency of the United Nations.
 Leadership in global health matters.
 Providing equitable access to essential
care and collective care against transnational threats (disease, obesity, etc.).
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UNAIDS
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U----- N------ J---- P----- on HIV/AIDS
The development of UNAIDS is a means
of responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
 Through multilateral aid, UNAIDS works
to educate people about the transmission
of HIV/AIDS. (sexual acts, blood
transfusions, used needles, mother to
child during birth.)
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CIDA
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C------- I----------- D---------- A-----
Established 1968
 Government organization.
 Mission: Lead Canada’s international effort
to help people living in poverty.
 Currently working in the Halifax G8
Development Ministers Meeting
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NGOs
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N---G--------- O------------
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No participation with any government
Humanitarian issues, Developmental Aid,
Sustainable Development
Levels: Grassroots level, City wide, National,
International.
Funding through volunteers and fundraising.
EG: International Committee of the Red Cross
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HDI
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H---- D---------- I---Canada Ranked 4th in 2010
Adult Literacy (percent of pop. over 15 that reads)
Life Expectancy (average lifespan)
Per Capita GDP (GDP divided by total population)
With these three measurements, HDI attempts
to give the crude levels of economic and social
development.
Infrastructure
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Structures such as roads, railways, power
grids, and communications links that are
basic to the functioning of a modern
economy, as well as buildings such as
schools and hospitals.
Developed Country
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A country with a highly developed
economy – strong service sector and
typically an industrial base. High standards
of living, high literacy, health services, and
food supplies.
Developing Country
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Economy which depends more on primary
industry with a lower standard of living.
What is primary industry?
Structural Adjustment Program
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A program in which debtor governments
agree to encourage foreign investment,
grow cash crops for export, and have
some government services run by private
companies.
Multi-national Corporations
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A large company that operates in more
than one country.
Currently, MNC’s have more assets and
annual income than developing countries,
and have both economic and political
power.
Bilateral Aid
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Aid given from one country to another.
Sometimes this aid becomes tied.
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Tied Aid:
Aid which comes with conditions.
Multilateral Aid
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Multiple governments fund aid.
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EG: World Bank.