3.8 Evaluate the role of development assistance in human development.
3.9 Synthesise learning of population, settlement and human development within the process of globalisation.
SOL 6: Appreciates and respects how diverse values, beliefs and traditions have contributed to the communities and culture in which they live.
SOL 7: Values what it means to be an active citizen, with rights and responsibilities in local and wider contexts.
SOL 9: Understands the origins and impacts of social, economic and environmental aspects of the world.
Human Development and Development Assistance
Learning Intentions
You will be able to: „„
Describe what human development is.
„„Explain the indicators used to measure economic development. „„Explain where aid comes from and its different types.
„„Examine the role Irish Aid plays in helping human development. „ „Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of aid on human development. „„Understand how technology aids in human development.
28.1 What is Human
Development? You learned in the previous chapter that there is a divide between the rates of economic development being experienced by countries in today’s world. The same is true for the rates of human development.
Human development is the process of increasing people’s freedoms and opportunities while also improving their well-being. It is the freedom for people to decide who to be, what to do and how to live.
