Employment by Economic Activity Sector –Ireland, 2016
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Primary Secondary Tertiary
65% 36% 10% 25%
Employment by Economic Activity Sector – Nigeria, 2016
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Primary Secondary Tertiary
31% 33%
1. According to these two pie charts, which country is more economically developed? Give evidence to support your answer.
2. Thinking back to what you learned in Chapters 18 and 23–25, explain why Nigeria is more reliant on primary economic activities.
Key Words
Unfair trade Globalisation Imports Exports
Multinational companies (MNCs)
27.3 Causes of Unequal
Economic Development There are many causes of unequal economic development. We will look at unfair trade and globalisation.
1 Unfair Trade
International trade is the exchange of capital (money), goods and services across international borders. International trade, including imports and exports, is vital for the growth of a country’s economy.
Developed countries prefer to pay as little as possible for their imports. These imports are often provided by developing countries. If developing countries do not receive a fair price for their exports, this is called unfair trade. Unfair trade prevents an economy from developing.
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Imports: Goods or services brought into a country
Exports: Goods or services shipped out of a country
