Develpment Case Study

There are many different terminology uses to describe the development of a nation, which can often lead to confusion. In the 1950s and 1960’s poorer nations were labeled as backwards or undeveloped. Yet this did not accurately describe the status of nations, due to the fact that ever nation in some way is developing. Thus, undeveloped as replaced with underdeveloped, implying that there was as some development taking place. However, the term offended several people, as it implicated that other nations were inferior, therefore, it was changed to less developed countries. Over the years the title for a poorer nation was changed several times from developing, to third world, to a least common Two-Thirds World. Generally, people believed that the Northern hemisphere of the earth was richer than the South, yet not all richer countries were situated in the north. Thus, the modern term used is ELDC (Economically Less Developed Countries) and EMDC (Economically More Developed) or LEDC (Less Economically Developed Country) and MEDC (More Economically Developed Country). A nations Gross National Produce (GDP) determines whether it is a MEDC OR LEDC. However, there are other indicators of development that are used to identify social, economic and environmental differences between nations these aspects are part of the Human Development Index (HDI). An example of a MEDC is the United States, whereas the Philippines is a LEDC. These two nations have numerous differences in the development of their nation, such as, their access to basic need, distribution of wealth, and environmental qualities.

The United States is border by two bodies of water the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. To the North the US is bordered by Canada and Mexico to the south. Ever since World War I the US has been classified as a superpower due to it military and economic superiority. Like most MEDCs, the US is at stage four on the demographic transition model due to its low birth rates of 14.16 births per 1,000 populations. In addition, the death rate is 8.26 deaths per 1,000 populations. The US is a developed nation thus it has high quality of medical care and hospitals available therefore, the infant mortality is low with 8.37 births per 1000. In 2007 it was reported that the total fertility rate (TFR) was 2.09 children per women. The life expectancy is one of the highest in the world with men living up to 75.15 years old and women living until they are 80.97 years old. The population is mostly made up of 15-64 year olds, which is 67% of the population whereas, 0-14 is only 20.2% and over 65 is 12.6%. As stated previous the U.S has one of the best medical facilities in the world with one doctor for every 650 individual. This is vast contrast to the Philippines. In the US there is a net migration rate of 3.05 migrants per 1,000 populations. There is a large population of Mexicans in California, Florida and other states located along the Mexico-American border. The USA admitted 62,643 refugees during FY 04/05.

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The Philippines is a island located in Southeastern Asia. It is an archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China. In 2004 the Philippines was rated the 12th most populous country in the world, according to US Census Bureau.. In 2007 the population was 91,077,286. The main portion of the population is aged between 15-64 years old, with 61.3%, 34.5% of the population is 0-14 years old and 4.1%. Like the US the Philippines is at stage four on the demographic transition model; with a relatively low birthrate of 24.48 births per 1,000 and death rate of 5.36 deaths per 1,000. ...