2 marksDevelopment and Under-development

CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1 · Question 8(b)

Outline the reason why the United Nations introduced a Gender Development Index (GDI).

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8(a)(i)Explain how 'backwash effects' relate to industrial development.[3 marks]
8(a)(ii)What is the likely impact of backwash effects on industrial development in the absence of intervention?[2 marks]
8(c)List TWO indices measured in the Gender Development Index.[2 marks]

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