+
Related Flashcards
Related Topics
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Developed nations
|
Nations with relatively high standards of living and economies based more on industry than on agriculture
|
|
Developing nations
|
Nations with little industrial development and relatively low standards of living
|
|
Subsistence agriculture
|
Growing of just enough food by a family to take care of its own needs; no crops are available for export or to feed an industrial worker
|
|
Infan mortality rate
|
Death rate of infants who die during the first year of life
|
|
Confiscation
|
Taking over industries by governments without paying for them
|
|
Foreign aid
|
Taking over industries by governments without paying for them
|
|
Foreign aid
|
Funds, goods, and services given by governments and private organiztions to help other nations and their citizens
|
|
Economic assistance
|
Loans and outright grants of funds or equipment to other nations
|
|
Technical assistance
|
Aid in the form of engineers, teachers, and technicians to teach skills to individuals in other nations
|
|
Military assistance
|
Aid given to a nation's armed forces
|
|
Bureaucracies
|
Offices and agencies of the government that deal witha specific area
|
|
Five-year plans
|
Centralized planning system that used to be the basis for China's economic system; eventually was transformed to a regional planning system leading to limited free enterprise
|
