8.1.5

Development: Political Causes

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Political Causes of Global Inequalities

The following economic and political factors are likely to cause global inequalities:

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Poor international relations

  • Poor international relations means countries are unlikely to:
    • Get favourable trade agreements.
    • Get loans for development projects from international organisations.
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Poor systems of governance

  • Development under authoritarian governments can be extremely good (e.g. China's recent growth) or extremely bad (e.g. Cuba's economic crash).
  • In democracies, development is less extreme because different groups of people effectively act to cancel each other out to an extent.
  • Development can be slowed by corrupt governments.

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8Paper 2 - Development

9Paper 2 - Changing Economies

10Paper 2 - Resource Provision

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