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Chap 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| HDI | Human development index:An indicator of the level of development for each nation |
| GII | Gender Inequality Index: A measure of the extent of each country gender inequality |
| Primary sector | The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of natural resources. |
| Tertiary sector | The portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment. |
| Secondary sector | The portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials. |
| Value added | The gross value of a product minus the coast of raw materials and energy |
| Fair trade | An alternative to international trade that emphasizes small businesses and worker-owned and democratically run |
| Developed countries | A country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development. |
| Developing countries | A country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development |
| Demand | The quantity of something that consumers are willing and able to buy. |
| Supply | The amount of something a countries has |
| Fracking | The pumping of natural gas |
| Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) | Modification of the HDI to account for inequality within a country |
| Microfiance | Provision of small loans and other financial services to individuals and small business in development countries |
| Productivity | The value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it. |