A To what extent is health and education valid as measures of development?
There are many indicators ranging from health to social care each showing a small puzzle o the current state of the country. Many factors influence a countries development, each showing a different side. A total picture can often be hard to put together, and certain indicators show a grater picture than others. Measuring development in terms of education and health is very common for comparison on a global scale it gives information about a range of global problems but in order to measure fairly the indicators must show a realistic image.
Healthcare and education include a range of development indicators from infant mortality to life expectancy and from adult literacy rates to university graduates. Education is the most influential factor it will inevitably affect life expectancy, the economy, and even infant mortality. The brains of people are a much valuable resource in all countries around the world. The only way a country can maximise this resource is too fuel the minds of the people to promote innovation and create a sustainable economy. The countries future will be in the hands of the young, and it only makes sense that a high class education system is the only thing that can ensure the continuous success or solution of a countries development status. A strong education system shows that the host country has the resources to support an advanced education system. Costa Rica as an LEDC is an example of how education can be, key to increasing development, as an LEDC its development is poor in comparison to most MEDCs. But with one of the highest invested educational systems out of LEDCs and with more school teaches than police, Costa Rica development is showing positive changes in recent years and a glowing future. Costa Rica has a superb conservation programme that would place most MEDCs in the shade, the policy as a country has created not only an environmental stability it has also ensured a constant increase in tourism. The huge investment in education has promoted TNCs to the island to fill the void of the declining food trade industry. The country shows the path of many MEDCs in the 1800-1900, shifting its industry from the primary to secondary and tertiary sector (service sector).
