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Inequality of World Income Distribution Does it
matter? Has income become more or less equally
distributed? What causes inequality? Article by Prof R H
Wade (LSE) from December 2001 IMF magazine. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2001/12/wade.htm Blood River A book by Telegraph journalist Tim Butcher which describes a journey he took in the DR Congo in 2004 following the route of the Victorian explorer Stanley along the river Congo. However, this book serves to underline how economic development does not always progress and can move in a backwards direction. Tim describes the DR Congo as 'an undeveloping country'. It also demonstrates the limited way in which the UN and aid agencies can operate in an environment where there is no real law and order. http://www.bloodriver.co.uk/ More on the Congo Development goals This is a very easy site to use with straightforward tables and interactive maps. Uses 21 indicators to measure development. The International Development Goals set targets for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education, and protection of the environment. The goals have been adopted by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other agencies. Can be found in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly in September 2000. The goals measure progress from 1990 and look to what can be accomplished by 2015. http://www.developmentgoals.org/ Human Development Report Lots of tables online and you can download a massive file of the whole report (2004 - 3.4MB). The report first appeared in 1990 in order to put people back at the centre of development debate and policy. The goal was to go beyond income (purely economic wealth) to assess the level of people's long-term well-being. Four composite indices for human development - the Human Development Index (HDI), the Gender-related Development Index, the Gender Empowerment Measure, and the Human Poverty Index. Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Press releases provide useful summaries. Theme for 2004: Cultural Liberty in Today’s Diverse World. There are also thematic reports available (eg gender, sustainability, HIV/Aids). Previous years reports also available. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/ 2005 report International cooperation at a crossroads: Aid, trade and security in an unequal world http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2005/ WHOSIS The World Health Organisation Statistical Information System is one of the best places to start more detailed investigations because there are downloadable files in csv format which you can load straight into a spreadsheet such as Excel. (You can create your own spreadsheet with a selection of representative countries from this and add in other stats from the World Bank and elsewhere.) http://www.who.int/whosis/ World Bank One of the best sources of reliable and up-to-date data (GNP & PPP for over 200 countries). Explanations of most indicators (see data and statistics>data by topic). Look out for 'topics in development' and 'data and statistics' sections. http://worldbank.org/ World Development Reports - an annnual in-depth analysis of a specific aspect of development. http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/ World Development Indicators http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2004/ Data query http://devdata.worldbank.org/data-query/ How the World Bank classifies countries http://web.worldbank.org/... WIDER United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research. http://www.wider.unu.edu/ World Income Inequality Database Excel spreadsheet format - final version June 2005. Includes Gini coefficient. Country information sheets. http://www.wider.unu.edu/wiid/wiid.htm PovertyNet Data on poverty from the World Bank, including lots of articles. Income Poverty:Trends in inequality includes use of the Gini Coefficient. http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/data/trends/inequal.htm Poverty library http://poverty.worldbank.org/library/ Poverty maps downloadable discussion papers World Bank Environmental Economics (Green Accounting) Includes link to country environmental factsheets. http://web.worldbank.org PPP - What's your money worth? What is PPP? A Powerpoint slideshow on Purchasing Power Parity: Purchasing Power Parities- Statistics to Describe the World World Factbook (Central Intelligence Agency) Highly recommended site for those hard to find basic 'facts' on a country by country basis. Profile of every country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Contact information for diplomatic representation in the US and in the country are included. Constantly updated and now has an EU section. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html If you have problems accessing the factbook, go to main homepage, look for publications and click on factbook. http://www.odci.gov/ InfoNation is a two-step database aimed at schools. It allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for member states of the United Nations. http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/menu/advanced.asp World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) The United Nations' annual analysis of the world economy and emerging policy issues. Reviews major developments in trade and discusses the net transfer of financial resources of developing countries. Previous years available. Latest survey is on Diverging Growth and Development - due July 2006. http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/index.html Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients A page of explanation from 'bized'. http://www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/dc/farming/theory/th9.htm Inequality and poverty and China Downloadable pdf research report. http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/dps/dps2004/dp2004-010.pdf
World Bank Atlas Goodies include a global map of infant mortality, income per person and girls in school. http://web.worldbank.org/.. Health maps From the WHO (World Health Org). Health reports indicators http://www.who.int/whr/maps/en/ Global atlas http://www.who.int/globalatlas/ Infectious diseases - see map library http://gamapserver.who.int/mapLibrary/default.aspx Avian flu map http://gamapserver.who.int/mapLibrary/Files/Maps/Global_SubNat_H5N1inAnimalConfirmedSince2006_20060529.png http://www.who.int/ith/diseasemaps_index.html See also the Global Atlas of Infectious Diseases http://globalatlas.who.int/GlobalAtlas/InteractiveMap/rmm/default.asp
Education Place provides outline downloadable maps for classroom use. http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/index.html Developments A magazine published by the UK DfID (Department for International Development). Archive of features and articles. Provides an overview of development and the latest news on how British development assistance works in partnership with developing countries to help eradicate poverty. A One World partner. Back issues worth a look (eg sustainability, water). http://www.developments.org.uk/ What's changed in 30 years? http://www.developments.org.uk/data/archive2005.htm#issue-30 GlobalEye Award winning site based on the DfID magazine for schools. Follow the link to the secondary newsroom for up-to-date background on development issues in the news. Back issues available as pdf files (Adobe Acrobat). Teachers notes. http://www.globaleye.org.uk Development goals The International Development Goals set targets for reductions in poverty, improvements in health and education, and protection of the environment. The goals measure progress from 1990 and look to what can be accomplished by 2015. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ World Bank related site http://www.developmentgoals.org/ or http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2 One World - good for development issues. Can search by topic or country. Lots of links to news stories, dispatches on current issues and campaigns. Oneworld.net is an internet community of 1,600 organisations. Partners include everything from long-established organisations such as the Red Cross and left wing/green magazines such as Red Pepper. OneWorld is dedicated to promoting human rights and sustainable development. http://www.oneworld.net/ Development Gateway A portal which has a directory of development projects, links to statistics and a country index. The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty. Many private and public organisations have contributed. http://www.developmentgateway.org/ Worldwatch Institute Online Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. 2006 report focuses on India and China. http://www.worldwatch.org/ New Internationalist magazine was launched in the UK in 1970 with the backing of Oxfam and Christian Aid. It became independent in 1979. Each month NI focuses on a different theme, like Population or Prostitution, Africa or the Arms Trade, backed by full-colour fact charts, photos and illustrations. Each magazine contains a country profile - an overview of a developing country. http://www.newint.org/ Easier English page intended for those with English as a second language, but may be good for use in class. NI - Global Issues for Learners of English BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) is the UK's broadest network of voluntary organisations working in international development. http://www.bond.org.uk/ Oxfam is about people in over 70 countries joining together to fight poverty. Poor people know best what their problems are and often how to sort them out. Oxfam helps by giving money and advice: helping people to help themselves. In this way they grow more food, dig wells for clean water, train health workers, learn to read and write, plant trees - and gain confidence and build mutual trust. Choose a country menu from homepage. http://www.oxfam.org.uk What we do focuses on development issues and links to key papers and reports. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/issues/index.htm Cafod The development agency of the Catholic Church. Works to tackle poverty. http://www.cafod.org.uk./ Policy papers main menu (eg on debt, trade, Sudan, globalisation,child labour). http://www.cafod.org.uk/policy Christian Aid An agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland which believes in 'life before death'. Works wherever the need is greatest, regardless of religion. Christian Aid believes in strengthening people to find their own solutions to the problems they face. It strives for a new world transformed by an end to poverty and campaigns to change the rules that keep people poor. http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/ Le@rn zone http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/learn/index.htm War on Want Charity fighting poverty. Campaigns on a variety of issues. War On Want was founded by publisher Victor Gollancz and Labour politician Harold Wilson in 1951. Victor Gollancz wrote to the Guardian asking people to join an international struggle against poverty and Harold Wilson coined the name 'War On Want'. (Older readers will know that Harold Wilson later became the UK's Prime Minister.) http://www.waronwant.org
Indigenous Peoples UN site. http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/main.html UN guide for indigeous peoples. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/racism/00-indigenousguide.html Factsheet on rights of indigenous peoples. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs9.htm Indigenous Development gateway key topic. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/indigenous NativeWeb Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World. http://www.nativeweb.org/ CWIS Center for World Indigeous Studies. http://www.cwis.org/ UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women. Publishes major report 'Progress of the World's Women' which you can read online (or download). The report shows that only eight nations have successfully met global agreements to achieve both gender equality in secondary education and at least a 30 per cent share of women's seats in parliament. Strong focus on globalisation. http://www.unifem.org/
Action Aid Protecting women's and girls' rights. http://www.actionaid.org.uk/index.asp?page_id=100011 Oxfam also link gender equality and development. Newsletter reports on Oxfam GB's gender and development work in its programme in over 70 countries worldwide. http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/issues/gender/index.htm Developments magazine - story of Lijjat papads. Lijjat is a women's cooperative and India's biggest producer of popadums. Article "The Strength of a Woman" in issue 13 2001 (in depth). Click here if link fails and go to 'archive'. http://www.developments.org Lijjat's own website. Shri Mahila Griha Udyog, the makers of the famous Lijjat Papad, is an organisation which symbolises the strength of a woman. Only women can become the members of the organisation. The women have diversified and the site markets a wide range of papad, khakra, vadi, masala, atta, bakery products, chapati, appalam and detergent. http://www.lijjat.com/ On the Line Channel 4 TV series for 2000 which followed the meridian line south through contrasting countries (includes Ghana). Site now hosted by Oxfam. Has linked activites (mainly for KS2 & 3). http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/index.html Planet Ark is Reuter's news service dedicated to environmental issues. News archive which you can search by country. www.planetark.org/index.cfm BBC World news is also very good for geographically based searches. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/ World News network Gathers headlines from news agencies around the globe and links to them. http://www.wn.com/ Development Gateway Click on country profiles tab. Links to development projects. http://home.developmentgateway.org/ Data and stats links http://home.developmentgateway.org/DataStatistics Practical Action (formerly ITDG) have intermediate or appropriate technology projects in several countries - links from left-hand menu. http://www.itdg.org/ Advance Brazil A Brazilian government plan which aims to develop roads, railways, waterways and hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian Amazon region, costing £27 billion. Avanca Brasil
Americas Minneapolis-based Resource Center of the Americas is the nonprofit publisher of this Latin America site. Focus on the global economy "...a system in which a minority flourishes while millions of people lack adequate food, shelter and employment". Country and/or topic based 'lens' allows you to link to news stories elsewhere (eg NY Times, Amnesty Int, Info Brazil). Being redesigned (Sept 2004) http://www.americas.org/ allAfrica http://allafrica.com/ Africa Daily http://www.africadaily.com/
Virtual Bangladesh Everything you ever wanted to know about the country. It contains domestic news for Bangladeshis living abroad as well as information on the country’s culture, location, geography and history. Also has a list of links to other sites. http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bd_contents.html Kashmir News http://www.kashmirnews.com/ Republic India http://www.republicindia.com/ India Census results from India's Ministry of Home Affairs. Information from the 2001 Census is now coming online. Includes maps. http://www.censusindia.net/ Another site with some statistics on India is the Observer Research Foundation. http://www.observerindia.com/ South China Post http://www.southchinapost.com/ Zambia Bized (as in business education) has a number of worksheets connected to virtual field trips on a variety of topics including GDP and living standards, poverty and the debt crisis. http://www.bized.ac.uk/virtual/dc/teacher/works.htm |
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