Millenium Development GoalsMillenium Development Goals

Bridging the development gapA2 Unit 3 Topic 5

Mr. Green

Enquiry Question 1

What is the nature of the ‘development gap’? How has it arisen?

• What students need to learn:• The global development gap can be measured by traditional economic

and quality of life indicators.• The MDG provide a framework for measuring the development gap and

progress towards reducing it• There are a range of theories (such as development, dependency,

core/periphery, role of debt) that can be used to explain the widening development gap

• We will use:• A variety of resources from Tide, including the 80:20 publication

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MDG task

• Which MDG do you think is the most important?

• Which MDG do you think is the least important?

• Which do you think is most likely to succeed?• Which do you think is least likely to succeed?

Study the MDG overview sheets and supporting information materials and respond to the following:

Session Focus

What does it mean to be developed?What is the current global picture and what progress is being made?What are the MDGs?Which MDG do you think is the most important and why? Support your decision with evidence?Why is it difficult to measure levels of development?Who are the key players in the process?