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Uneven Development and Global Poverty

Lecture no. 12 from the course: Understanding Cultural and Human Geography

Uneven Development and Global Poverty

Taught by Professor Paul Robbins | 29 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online Science Course

Turn from the history of economic activity and development to the field of “national income accounting.” You’ll map the distribution of global wealth using such measures as gross domestic product, the human development index, the corruption perception index, and the geography of debt. Find out why uneven economic development persists.

24 Lectures

1
Image of Writing the World—The Mapmaker’s Craft
Writing the World—The Mapmaker’s Craft
0 of 31 min
2
Image of The Problem with Geographical Determinism
The Problem with Geographical Determinism
0 of 30 min
3
Image of Anthropocene—The Age of Human Impact
Anthropocene—The Age of Human Impact
0 of 29 min
4
Image of Climate Change and Civilization
Climate Change and Civilization
0 of 28 min
5
Image of Global Land Change
Global Land Change
0 of 33 min
6
Image of The End of Global Population Growth
The End of Global Population Growth
0 of 28 min
7
Image of The Agricultural Puzzle
The Agricultural Puzzle
0 of 33 min
8
Image of Disease Geography
Disease Geography
0 of 28 min
9
Image of Political Ecology
Political Ecology
0 of 29 min
10
Image of Economic Geography—Globalization Origins
Economic Geography—Globalization Origins
0 of 29 min
11
Image of The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
0 of 29 min
12
Image of Uneven Development and Global Poverty
Uneven Development and Global Poverty
0 of 29 min
13
Image of The New Global Economy
The New Global Economy
0 of 29 min
14
Image of Restless Humanity—The Migration Conundrum
Restless Humanity—The Migration Conundrum
0 of 30 min
15
Image of Urbanization—The Rise of New World Cities
Urbanization—The Rise of New World Cities
0 of 30 min
16
Image of Geography of Language
Geography of Language
0 of 31 min
17
Image of Understanding Cultural Geography
Understanding Cultural Geography
0 of 29 min
18
Image of The Importance of Place
The Importance of Place
0 of 30 min
19
Image of Cultural Commodification
Cultural Commodification
0 of 31 min
20
Image of Culture, Power, and the Politics of Meaning
Culture, Power, and the Politics of Meaning
0 of 30 min
21
Image of The Geopolitical Imagination
The Geopolitical Imagination
0 of 30 min
22
Image of Regionalism and the Rise of New States
Regionalism and the Rise of New States
0 of 30 min
23
Image of Supranationalism—Taking on Big Problems
Supranationalism—Taking on Big Problems
0 of 30 min
24
Image of Future Geographies
Future Geographies
0 of 34 min

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