Title: The geography of poverty and wealth
Author: scientific American
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free-market economy in which the government allows businesses substantial freedom to pursue profits.The physical geography of a region can influence its economic performance.the economies of coastal regions, with their easy access to sea trade, usually out- perform the economies of inland areas.linking prosperity with free markets, they have tended to neglect the role of geography. Nations in tropical climate zones generally face higher rates of infectious disease .lower agricultural productivity than do nations in temperate zones .systematically quantifying the contributions of geography, economic policy& other factors in determining a nation’s performance .reduce the prevalence of diseases such as malaria.Best single indicator of prosperity is gross national product.the poorest countries lie in the geographical tropics the area between the tropic of Cancer& the tropic of Capricorn .Use national averages of GNP/capital when regional estimates are not available.Regions in each of the 4 climate zones we analyzed can be either near or far, resulting in a total of eight categories.income & land area are divided among these regions.Global production is highly concentrated in the coastal regions in the temperate climate zones.. diffult to control malaria in tropical regions where transmission takes place year-round & affects a large parge part of the population.300 million-500 million new cases of malaria occur every year.early deaths obviously hold back a nation's economic performance by significantly reducing worker. productivity. Alot of children poor families can't invest much in each child's education.child rearing takes up so much of their adult lives.a hectare of land in the tropics yields 2.3 metric tons of maize, whereas a hectare in the temperate zone yields 6.4 tons.tropical environments are plagued with diverse infestations of pests & parasites that can devastate both crops & livestock. Moderate advantages or disadvantages in geography can lead to big differences in long-term economic performance.favorable agricultural or health conditions may boost/capital income in temperate zone nations & hence increase the size of their economies.most of economic activity concentrated in low technology agriculture rather than in high technology manufacturing& services.
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The poorest countries in the world surely lack the resources to relieve their geographical burdens on their own. Even when such countries invest as much as 3 or 4% of their GNP in public health a large proportion of national income for a very poor country the result is about $10-$15 per year per person.This is not enough to control endemic malaria, much less to fight other rampant diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis& helminthic infections.Regions in the “temperate-near” category constitute a mere 8.4% of the world’s inhabited land area.they hold 22.8% of the world's population and produce 52.9% of the world’s GNP.2.3 times greater than the global average, & population density is 2.7 times greater.sea trade is less costly than land or air based trade. 5 zones are tropical-subtropical , desert-steppe, temperate-snow, highland and polar..measurements of temperature& precipitation.
So What?
social& economic institutions are critical to long term economic performance.1 formidable obstacle is that pharmaceutical companies have no market incentive to address the health problems of the world's poor.
What If...?
What if Coastal regions & those near navigable waterways?
Who Say?
scientific American
What does this remind me of?
Taiwan are the tropical zone, representing a mere 2% of the combined population of the high income region.Strong temperate tropical divide within countries that straddle both types of climates.Regions far from the sea such as the landlocked countries tend to be considerably poorer than their coastal counterparts.
Author: scientific American
A:
- free-market economy in which the government allows businesses sub- stantial freedom to pursue profits
- The physical geography of a region can influence its economic performance
- the economies of coastal regions, with their easy access to sea trade, usually out- perform the economies of inland areas
- linking prosperity with free markets, they have tended to neglect the role of geography
- all parts of the world have the same prospects for economic growth and long-term development and that differences in performance are the result of differences in institutions
- geography plays an important role in shaping the distribution of world income and economic growth
- Coastal regions & those near navigable waterways are indeed far richer & more densely than interior regions
- area’s climate can also affect its economic development
- Nations in tropical climate zones generally face higher rates of infectious disease
- lower agricultural productivity than do nations in temperate zones
- systematically quantifying the contributions of geography, economic policy& other factors in determining a nation’s performance
- worth repeating, b/c most economists have ignored them
- tried to formulate new strategies that would help nations in tropical zones raise their agricultural productivity
- reduce the prevalence of diseases such as malaria
- Best single indicator of prosperity is gross national product
- the poorest countries lie in the geographical tropics the area between the tropic of Cancer& the tropic of Capricorn
- 5 zones are tropical-subtropical , desert-steppe, temper- ate-snow, highland and polar.
- measurements of temperature& precipitation
- Taiwan are the tropical zone, representing a mere 2% of the combined population of the high income region
- Strong temperate tropical divide within countries that straddle both types of climates
- Regions far from the sea such as the landlocked countries tend to be considerably poorer than their coastal counterparts
- Use national averages of GNP/capital when regional estimates are not available
- Regions in each of the 4 climate zones we analyzed can be either near or far, resulting in a total of eight categories
- income & land area are divided among these regions
- Global production is highly concentrated in the coastal regions in the temperate climate zones
- Regions in the “temperate-near” category constitute a mere 8.4% of the world’s inhabited land area
- they hold 22.8% of the world's population and produce 52.9% of the world’s GNP
- 2.3 times greater than the global average, & population density is 2.7 times greater
- sea trade is less costly than land or air based trade
- diffult to control malaria in tropical regions where transmission takes place year-round & affects a large parge part of the population
- 300 million-500 million new cases of malaria occur every year
- early deaths obviously hold back a nation's economic performance by significantly reducing worker productivity
- Alot of children poor families can't invest much in each child's education
- child rearing takes up so much of their adult lives
- a hectare of land in the tropics yields 2.3 metric tons of maize, whereas a hectare in the temperate zone yields 6.4 tons
- tropical environments are plagued with diverse infestations of pests & parasites that can devastate both crops & livestock
- Moderate advantages or disadvantages in geography can lead to big differences in long-term economic performance
- favorable agricultural or health conditions may boost/capital income in temperate zone nations & hence increase the size of their economies
- most of economic activity concentrated in low technology agriculture rather than in high technology manufacturing& services
- social& economic institutions are critical to long term economic performance
- 1 formidable obstacle is that pharmaceutical companies have no market incentive to address the health problems of the world's poor
B:
free-market economy in which the government allows businesses substantial freedom to pursue profits.The physical geography of a region can influence its economic performance.the economies of coastal regions, with their easy access to sea trade, usually out- perform the economies of inland areas.linking prosperity with free markets, they have tended to neglect the role of geography. Nations in tropical climate zones generally face higher rates of infectious disease .lower agricultural productivity than do nations in temperate zones .systematically quantifying the contributions of geography, economic policy& other factors in determining a nation’s performance .reduce the prevalence of diseases such as malaria.Best single indicator of prosperity is gross national product.the poorest countries lie in the geographical tropics the area between the tropic of Cancer& the tropic of Capricorn .Use national averages of GNP/capital when regional estimates are not available.Regions in each of the 4 climate zones we analyzed can be either near or far, resulting in a total of eight categories.income & land area are divided among these regions.Global production is highly concentrated in the coastal regions in the temperate climate zones.. diffult to control malaria in tropical regions where transmission takes place year-round & affects a large parge part of the population.300 million-500 million new cases of malaria occur every year.early deaths obviously hold back a nation's economic performance by significantly reducing worker. productivity. Alot of children poor families can't invest much in each child's education.child rearing takes up so much of their adult lives.a hectare of land in the tropics yields 2.3 metric tons of maize, whereas a hectare in the temperate zone yields 6.4 tons.tropical environments are plagued with diverse infestations of pests & parasites that can devastate both crops & livestock. Moderate advantages or disadvantages in geography can lead to big differences in long-term economic performance.favorable agricultural or health conditions may boost/capital income in temperate zone nations & hence increase the size of their economies.most of economic activity concentrated in low technology agriculture rather than in high technology manufacturing& services.
C:
The poorest countries in the world surely lack the resources to relieve their geographical burdens on their own. Even when such countries invest as much as 3 or 4% of their GNP in public health a large proportion of national income for a very poor country the result is about $10-$15 per year per person.This is not enough to control endemic malaria, much less to fight other rampant diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis& helminthic infections.Regions in the “temperate-near” category constitute a mere 8.4% of the world’s inhabited land area.they hold 22.8% of the world's population and produce 52.9% of the world’s GNP.2.3 times greater than the global average, & population density is 2.7 times greater.sea trade is less costly than land or air based trade. 5 zones are tropical-subtropical , desert-steppe, temperate-snow, highland and polar..measurements of temperature& precipitation.
So What?
social& economic institutions are critical to long term economic performance.1 formidable obstacle is that pharmaceutical companies have no market incentive to address the health problems of the world's poor.
What If...?
What if Coastal regions & those near navigable waterways?
Who Say?
scientific American
What does this remind me of?
Taiwan are the tropical zone, representing a mere 2% of the combined population of the high income region.Strong temperate tropical divide within countries that straddle both types of climates.Regions far from the sea such as the landlocked countries tend to be considerably poorer than their coastal counterparts.