THE VARIATIONS IN THE LEVELS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT EXIST WITHIN ONE COUNTRY When Considering this question you should think about the following areas.
A.Recent History.
B.Disparities Today.
C.Income distribution.
D.Health status and health care.
E.Educational Status.
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Case Study – Papua New Guinea
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- Large amount of the population is illiterate
- mid 1980’s 1/3 of the population was literate
- Women are dominating within this area
- Government has done little to help the people so most are still living in extreme poverty
- People aren’t able to increase their education as they have a struggle to stay alive
- Education is not literate
- People aren’t able to afford good enough schools
- Children start young, being taken out of school and started to learn how to farm
- Sexism in education
- Large Gender Gap
- Primary School – 100 boys, 80 girls
- Secondary School – 100 boys, 65 girls
- AGE (Accelerating Girls Education) is a project that was put together in Papua New guinea to try and increase the number of girls going to school
Very useful information kd! helped me with my educational status paragraph
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ReplyDeleteA.Recent History.
B.Disparities Today.
The indigenous population of Papua New Guinea is one of the most heterogeneous in the world; PNG has several thousand separate communities, most with only a few hundred people; divided by language, customs, and tradition, some of these communities have engaged in low-scale tribal conflict with their neighbors for millennia; the advent of modern weapons and modern migrants into urban areas has greatly magnified the impact of this lawlessness.
Drinking Water Source
improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 33% of population
total: 40% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 67% of population
total: 60% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation Facility State
improved:
urban: 71% of population
rural: 41% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
urban: 29% of population
rural: 59% of population
total: 55% of population (2010 est.)
C.Income distribution.
D.Health status and health care.
E.Educational Status.
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Adult literacy rate of (2005)----57%
Internet User per 1000 people (2007) ----18
P77
Primary School Completion Rate, 2007 - 54%
Relevant Age Group in High School, 2007 - 22%
P84
Education is a major key
Very important to the local people, and the government has always emphasized it strongly
In the S. and E. W. Highlands, Enga and Chimbu are about 5 on the Educational Status Index (quite low)
||New Ireland, Nat Capital and E. N. Britain is at the high end of the educational status index with E. N. Britain being over 80
Essay introduction.
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In this essay the variations in the levels of economic development that exists within Papua New Guinea will be examined.Economic disparity is the difference between individuals or populations in the distribution of their assets, wealth, or income. The spatial and social impact on income distribution within Papua New Guinea, and will be examining the variations in levels of Economic development using the GNP per head will be considered. The recent history, health status and educational status of the population will also be considered.
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DeleteIn this essay the variations in the levels of economic development that exists within Papua New Guinea will be examined The factors of Economic disparity is the difference between individuals or populations in the distribution of their assets, wealth, or income. The spatial and social impact to Papua New Guinea will be examined by looking at the variations in levels of Economic development GNP per head, recent history, disparities today, income distribution, health care and health status as well as educational status of the population will also considered. The interrelationships between the following factors will also be considered.
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ReplyDelete- not compulsory (not like hong kong)
- mid 1980’s only 1/3 of the population was literate
- present government aims at upgrading school system and quality of education
- children attend the state/community primary schools and national secondary schools
- to attend secondary school , they are tested/screened for places in the 4 national secondary schools
- adult illiteracy was at 24% in 2000 (males 16.3%) (female 32.3%)
- 1995: 2790 primary schools , 13,457 teacher , 526,797 students
- 1995: secondary schools had 3,400 teachers and 78,259 students
- 1999: pupil teacher ratio was 36:1
- 1995: total of 13,663 students in higher education (32% of these students were female)
Unicef:
- PNG aims to “accelerate girls education”
- eg Susannah Thomas dropped out of school at age 10
- she could no longer afford to stay in school
- she started to pick coffee beans on the family farm
- she would perform 4 hours of labour
- she is sad that she cannot attend school anymore
- as poverty spreads, more parents deem it unnecessary for their kids to attend school
- especially females
- primary school enrollment is at 75%
- National Capital District , enrollment is 80%
- in the area Susannah is from (the highlands) enrollment is at 65%
- in primary school for every 100 boys there are 80 girls
- in secondary school for every 100 boys there are 65 girls
Role of AGE(Accelerate Girls Education):
- send circulars to provinces that are affected by seasonal activity eg coffee and vanilla seasons
- rearrange lesson times so children are not torn between the harvest and class
- by Nov 2004 , (9 months in ) AGE got 119 girls back to school in 6 different provinces
- UNICEF is advocating free primary education
- this takes the pressure of thousands of families
- “this is what my heart wants” Susannah
In this essay, I will consider the concept of economic development and income distribution in a way that uncovers the uneven distribution of income using the case study of Papua New Guinea. I would like to use GNP per head to measure the level of economic development. For uneven income distribution, factors can be two main streams, which are spatial and social. I will also explain how the history background of Papua New Guinea negatively affects the education system and lead to a disparity in economic.
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Intro:
ReplyDeleteIn this essay, I will be examining the concept of Papua New Guinea’s economic development in a way that uncovers the assumptions and interrelationships of the issue. The spatial and social income distribution within the country will be considered and examined as well as the variations in levels of Economic development using the GNP per head. Other than that, the recent history, health status, health care and education status will also be included.
James and Tim
Papua New Guinea is an LEDC country that struggles for money. This means that it is difficult for the government to provide schools and education to students in Papua New Guinea. Children often drop out of school at an early age or do not attend school at all, similar to many other LEDC’s it is not compulsory to go to school, children may go straight into getting a job or moving into the family business. In the mid 1980’s of Papua new Guinea, only one third of the population was literate. Today the present government aims at upgrading school systems and quality of education. Another issue that Papua new guinea faces is the large population of children, in 1999 it was recorded that the pupil teacher ratio was 36:1. These issues make it difficult for children to become educated which makes it difficult for economic development in the country. Also, without basic education children are not able to take Job opportunities such as Engineering, Sailing, Doctors, etc.
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Guys we are struggling to write about stuff in healthcare, can anybody help us out?
ReplyDeleteHealthcare is very important in a country that is an LEDC and with little money. Healthcare will help to decrease the number of deaths within the country. This will mean that fertility rates will also go down now, thus decreasing the amount of deaths within a country.
Kristian and Owen
Health status and health care
DeleteMore reasons, to reduce the great diverse in towns and rural areas to stimulate greater economic development move to MEDC.
Healthcare: Developing nation
Births are occur in hospitals or clinics
Deaths due occur in remote villages.
Health status: Estimates of rural life expectancy and measures of childrens health.
Health service is based on number of health officers and aid per population and the time access to health are.
Health Status and Health service don’t correlate, lowest in the Highlands and low land provinces due to malaria, and malnutrition.
Nitin and Kelly