Class 8: Development and International Relations

The study of how the global economy and its structures are organized and how they affect different countries and their development.

A model that divides the world into three categories based on their economic power and influence: Core countries (powerful and wealthy), Periphery countries (less developed and often exploited), and Semi-periphery countries (in-between, with some economic power but also subjected to core control).

The process of countries being left behind in economic development and unable to catch up with others.

A situation where trade between countries is unequal, often because of the exploitation of cheap labor and resources in developing countries.

An index that measures a country's development based on three factors: life expectancy, education levels, and income per capita.

A set of goals established by the United Nations in 2000 to improve the lives of people in developing countries, including poverty reduction, education, and health.

The theory that poverty is caused by the exploitation of developing countries by wealthy nations, and that development is a complex process influenced by global power structures.

A way of understanding international relations that emphasizes the underlying structures and systems that shape global inequalities.

A measurement of a country's development based on factors like life expectancy, education levels, and income.

A conflict of interests between the workers (who sell their labor) and the capitalists (who own the means of production) due to the unequal distribution of profit.

The idea that capitalist nations seek to expand their economic power and influence through colonization and exploitation of other countries.

A critique of capitalism that emphasizes the power imbalances between the wealthy (capitalist) class and the working (proletariat) class.

Describes development as a complex process with multiple paths, influenced by local factors and driven by people at the grassroots level.

A way of measuring development that goes beyond just economic indicators like GDP and includes social factors like health and education.

A type of development index that considers gender disparities in addition to other factors.

The idea that poverty is not just a lack of money, but also a lack of access to essential social goods and resources.

The process of countries being economically exploited and held back by stronger nations, often through unequal trade and power imbalances.

A theory that explains how global capitalism creates and maintains inequalities between developed and developing countries through unequal exchange and exploitation.

The idea that international relations are fundamentally driven by a struggle for power and dominance between empires and nations.

A theory of development that suggests countries should follow a similar path to Western industrialized nations, moving from traditional agricultural societies to modern, industrial ones.

A theory that explains global inequality through a system of core, semi-periphery, and periphery countries, where core countries exploit peripheral ones for cheap labor and resources.

A set of goals established by the United Nations to improve the lives of people in developing countries by 2015, focusing on issues like poverty, education, and health.