AP HUG UNIT 7 INDUSTRIALIZATION VOCAB

a process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology

an alternative to international trade that emphasizes small business and worker-owned and demographically run cooperatives and requires employers to pay workers fair wages, permit union organizing, and comply with minimum environmental safety standards.

compares the level of development of women with that of both sexes

The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given tie period

compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making

an indicator of the level of development for each country, constructed by the United Nations, combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy

a country that has progressed relatively far along the continuum of development

the percentage of a country's people who can read and write

eight goals established by the United Nations o reduce disparities between more developed countries and less developed countries

economic policies imposed on less developed countries by international agencies to create conditions encouraging international trade, such as raising private corporations, and charging citizens more for services