Unit 22
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Unit 22
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Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Helping the less fortunate
The developing countries suffer from poor sanitary conditions,
the lack of medical services and malnutrition.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Helping the less fortunate
In India more than 100 million
child workers are employed in
different unorganized sectors.
Unit 22
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Our forests are disappearing!
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Protecting the Environment
More forests have been cleared for farming.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Protecting the Environment
Farmlands are overgrazed
or overcultivated.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Protecting the Environment
Oceans are overfished.
How to do?
The only hope of saving
the environment lies in
helping developing
countries to get them
out of poverty.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Decreasing influxes of refugees
Many parts of the world
are troubled by the influx
of refugees created by
wars, natural disasters
and famines.
Refugees from Suai
Refugees from Kosovo
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refugees
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gap between the
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Europe
Since 1975 there have been waves of
Vietnam refugees fleeing their country.
U.S.A.
Japan
Canada
Hong Kong
Thailand
Philippines
Malaysia
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Flow of refugees
Indonesia
Unit 22
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Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Checking the spread of diseases
Malnutrition
weakens
people’s
resistance to
diseases.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Solving the problem of debts
Many developing countries suffer the problem of debts.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Solving the
problem of debts
Some countries
cannot even pay
the interest, let
alone the original
loan. Their debt
problem must be
solved or there will
be economic crises
in the world.
Net Public Sector External Debt and Interest Expenses of Mexico
Unit 22
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Why should developed countries
help developing countries?
Promoting trade
Developed countries can benefit from the improvement
of living standards of the people in developing countries.
Unit 22
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How do developed countries
help developing countries?
Financial assistance
Financial aid is offered for a special
purpose in the form of fixed aid.
Aswan High Dam in Egypt
Unit 22
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The Itaipu H.E.P. Project on the
Brazil-Paraguay border
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
How do developed countries
help developing countries?
Technical assistance
The introduction of Japanese rice cultivation practice
has increased the production of rice in South and
Southeast Asia.
Unit 22
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How Assistance Is Given?
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Internet
Unit 22
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How do developed countries
help developing countries?
Better terms in trade
Developing countries can sell their
products much more easily when
the high tariff against goods are
lowered or completely abolished.
World Trade Centre
Unit 22
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How do developed countries
help developing countries?
Investment in developing countries
Foreign investment is much
needed in developing
countries as capital is lacking.
Fuji Photo Film Company has
set up branch factories in China.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Investment in developing countries
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
How do developed countries
help developing countries?
Help In Debt Repayment
As foreign debt grows,
developing countries need
a longer period for
repayment of their debt.
Some lending countries
have generously agreed to
reschedule repayments
over a longer period of time.
The Indonesia’s External Debt was
US$ 138 018 billion
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Should the governments of developing
countries do something to help
themselves?
Reduction of Military Expenses
Many developing countries spend
a large portion of their income on
the purchase of weapons.
China's military budget for 1997
climbed to about $9.7 billion
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Should the governments of developing
countries do something to help
themselves?
Control of Population Growth
Most people in the
developing countries
do not accept birth
control because
they are ignorant of
its importance.
India supports 16 percent of the world's population on only
2.4 percent of the planet's land area, according to the Indian
government estimates.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Control of Population Growth
China is the world's most populous nation, now has 1.27 billion
people despite strict birth control policies.
Unit 22
Can we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?
Should the governments of developing
countries do something to help
themselves?
Joining Trade Blocs
International cooperation would greatly benefit the
economic development of developing countries .
The Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS)
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South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Internet
Unit 22
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Terms to learn
Refugees (難民) – people who are forced to leave
their countries
Trade deficit (貿易赤字) – the difference between a
country’s import value and its export value. It occurs
when the import value is greater than its exports
Gross national product (G.N.P) (國民生產總值) – the
total value of all the goods and services produced in
a country, including income from abroad