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Comparative Advantage
country can produce that commodity
more efficiently (or at a lower opportunity
cost) than another commodity relative to
another country.
Law of Comparative Advantage countries specialize and export those
goods & services where they have
comparative advantage and import those
commodities where they dont have
comparative advantage or less advantage.
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Economic Development
vs.
Economic Growth
Growth:
Increase in real GDP &
per capita real GDP
(Melvin & Boyles, 2013)
Determinants of Growth:
1. Labor
2. Capital
3. Land
4. Technology
Development:
more output & changes in the
technical & institutional arrangements
by which the output is produced and
distributed
(Kindleberger & Herrick as cited by Belo et.al, 2012)
GROWTH w/ CHANGE
POVERTY
the inability to attain a minimal standard
of living.(Melvin & Boyles, 2013)
Poverty line/threshold
life expectancy
literacy rate
income distribution
Source:nscb.gov.ph
HDI 0 to 1
process of extending peoples choices
uplifting level of their well being
Poverty Situation
Poverty
Incidence
Tawi-Tawi
ARMM
78.9
IX
63.0
Maguindanao
ARMM
62.0
Apayao
CAR
57.5
CARAGA
53.2
Province
(%)
Region
Incidence
(%)
ARMM
55.3
CARAGA
45.5
IV-B
43.7
41.8
VII
40.7
Source: www.nscb.gov.ph
Source: http://go.worlbank.org
Sustainable Development
theory of sustainable development