Growth Over Development by https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii While development (improving people's lives!) can occur to a limited extent without growth, in the long-term, development needs economic growth. On the other hand, growth can sometimes hurt prevent or minimize development. In the space below, find FIVE powerful and relevant images that illustrate growth at the expense of development. You should have one image representing each of the negative effects of economic growth as outlined in section 4.1.3 in Kognity. en-us 2018-03-14 03:26:52 UTC 2024-11-29 09:54:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Surfing in Trash - Externality of Consumption scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241702806 This photo, taken by Zack Noyle, shows how consumer waste  ends up our oceans, decreasing the quality of life not just for those hoping to have a fun day at the beach, but for fisherman whose lives depend on having a healthy stock of fish and workers for tourist industries centered around beaches. ]]> 2018-03-14 03:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241702806 Old Consumer Electronic Wast - Negative Externality of Production scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241703439 This image shows a woman smelting used and discarded electronic ships/boards. During this process, gasses are released and breathed in by these workers and dangerous chemicals are released into the air and ground. ]]> 2018-03-14 03:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241703439 Life in Appalachia scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241705320 Appalachia is known for its geographic isolation, unique culture, and extreme poverty. It was once the center of coal mining and steel manufacturing in the U.S. and has been hit particularly hard by globalisation and outsourcing. It is generally known as the as poorest region of the United States. Taken from Vice News, this woman is unemployed in a town whose economic glory days are long past. For people still living in towns like this, the future is bleak. ]]> 2018-03-14 04:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241705320 Venezuelan Hypocrisy scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241707933 "One of the photographs features Maireth Peck, daughter of General Hugo Carvajal who ran military intelligence in Venezuela from 2004 to 2008 during the presidency of Hugo Chávez. During this period, Carvajal was on the payroll of a Colombian drug lord, invested his own money in drug shipments, and personally coordinated the shipment of thousands of kilograms of cocaine. In 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Carvajal as someone who was materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a narco-terrorist organization."]]> 2018-03-14 04:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241707933 Petare, Caracas scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241708366 The largest slum in Venezuela, located in the eastern part of Caracas, it is home to roughly 350,000 people. This contrasts with some of ]]> 2018-03-14 04:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241708366 'Why shouldn't we enjoy ourselves just because the country is burning?'Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3640941/Super-rich-quaff-champagne-Venezuela-country-club-middle-classes-scavenge-food-rubbish-dumps-DOGS-starving.html#ixzz59h91BQfM scotterikmunroe https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241709281 2018-03-14 04:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241709281 Traffic Jams (Jimena Cantu) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241967495 Economic growth can minimize economic development in this picture, because if people are having a greater income, or new jobs, this means that there will be an increase in the demand of cars and more people will have access to them. This will be a negative externality of consumption, because it will increase traffic, and this will lead to more pollution, and as people spend more time in traffic, they will be less efficient at their jobs, therefore, minimizing the development. ]]> 2018-03-14 16:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241967495 Mexico's biggest contrast (Jimena Cantu) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241971755 Mexico City is one of the biggest examples we can use regarding unequal distribution of wealth. Rcih people in Mexico find ways to keep getting richer and richer, while poor people in the city have no chance of getting a higher income, which overtime leads to a greater contrast between rich and poor. On the picture we can clearly see the difference, rich people are able to develop huge country clubs and residences, while poor people barely find a way to have a roof over their heads. ]]> 2018-03-14 16:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241971755 South Sudan's Weapon Industry (Jimena Cantu) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241975045 South Sudan, apart from being one of the poorest countries in the world, it is one of the countries that spend more money in weapon production. This means, that their growth is increasing, but their development is not, because people do not have the chance to have a better life and a better income for their basic needs. Poor people work in the weapon industry, and therefore there is growth but no development. ]]> 2018-03-14 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241975045 Developing Countries Problems (Jimena Cantu) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241984110 Recently, developing countries are starting to replace workers for machinery and robots. This means that the workers that used to work in the factories, are being fired, and they are not able to find new jobs for them. This is increasing unemployment is depriving developing countries such as Mexico, and some countries in Asia, to reach economic development even thought they are increasing their economic growth. ]]> 2018-03-14 16:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241984110 What Mexico's Taxes Pay (Jimena Cantu) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241990158 During his presidency, Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto spent more than 86 million pesos in a house for his wife. As many sources have declared, clearly this house was paid with all of the money the government steals from the taxes Mexican people pay. This clearly shows how the politicians in the country, are the one that instead of taking the taxes to pay for better goods and services for people, they steal that money and spend it in luxuries for themselves. This is a clear example of corruption in Mexico.]]> 2018-03-14 16:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241990158 Externalities of Consumption https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241991221 This image shows the negative aspects of economic development through factories. Expecially without the appropriate measures being implemented in order to mitigate the environmental damage caused by these factories.]]> 2018-03-14 16:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241991221 Rising avocado prices fuelling illegal deforestation in Mexico(Juan Pablo Cortina) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241992594 Rising prices of avocados has led farmers to begin deforastating illegally the forests of mexico in order to produce on a more massive scale. This can be assumed to come from rising prices from inflationary forces due to economic growth. This deforestation has led to the violation of protected areas such as sanctuarys for Mariposas Monarcas]]> 2018-03-14 16:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241992594 Increased pollution (camila) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241992641 Economic growth calls for more production; more factories and plants consume energy, emit greenhouse gasses and burn fossil fuels. All this negatively contributes to global warming and environmental deterioration. ]]> 2018-03-14 16:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241992641 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241994370 2018-03-14 16:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241994370 Plastic contamination (Valentina) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241995454 this negative externality is a consequence of economic growth since economic growth requires factories to produce more plastic for more people, thus this might hinder economic development since in the long run individuals might suffer from thus pollution.]]> 2018-03-14 16:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241995454 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241995676 2018-03-14 16:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241995676 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996734 2018-03-14 17:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996734 Deforestation (Mariana) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996804 This is a forest in Latin America illustrating resource depeletion as a consequence of rapid economic growth. Resources such as wood are being consumed faster than they can be replenished, causing massive deforestation on these areas, affecting the environment (wildlife and C02 emissions).]]> 2018-03-14 17:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996804 Mexico’s Distribution of Income https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996814  The drastic income inequality that exists in Mexico is shown in this picture. Because of the extremely low minimum wages, poor education, and social barriers many low-income individuals are unable to advance in the economy.]]> 2018-03-14 17:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241996814 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241998782 2018-03-14 17:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241998782 Valentina https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241998841 Los pinos is where the president lives and he does not have any trouble living. However, many lower class people live in the streets and here we can see how the disribution of wealth is highly unequal and leads to inequality.]]> 2018-03-14 17:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241998841 Structural unemployment in Italy (Valeria Ramos) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999131 This image reads, "not a country for young people", which is true for Italy. Italy’s youth unemployment rate is 35%.

]]> 2018-03-14 17:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999131 While Mexico plays politics with its water, some cities flood and others go dry(JP Cortina) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999389 As Mexico continues to adjust water policies around the nation, some towns and regions have been left forgotten. This illustrates how resources of the government are unevenly distributed among the population. The picture below shows a community in mexico being flooded. ]]> 2018-03-14 17:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999389 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999935 2018-03-14 17:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/241999935 India (Mariana) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242000066 This image illustrates unequal distribution of wealth in india with a massive contrast between the rich (having a home on the nice towers) and the poor struggling for shelter. In this case income coming from increased rGDP has been wrongly distributed and only benefited a few percentage of the population and not increasing the general standard of living of the entire.]]> 2018-03-14 17:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242000066 Corruption in highway construction (camila) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242000842 The creation of national highways was investigated and revealed the detour of money intended for the construction. 

]]> 2018-03-14 17:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242000842 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242001014 2018-03-14 17:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/242001014 China's investment in technology https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370149 This image illustrates China’s investment on new technologies, which helped them achieve rapid growth. They invested on new technologies rather that in consumer goods and services, which do not necessarily improve the standard of living of households. Where a lot were private investments who only benefit a few although it accounted for about 50% of China’s GDP. ]]> 2018-03-21 05:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370149 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370287 2018-03-21 05:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370287 AI customer service (mariana) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370507 AI customer service
Robots and new technology is being programed to perform tasks that humans did before but in a faster and more structured way. This means that many people and their labour is being left behind creating structural undesirable structural unemployment. In this case it is a robot that helps customers find, change or update a billing address or credit card information.
]]> 2018-03-21 05:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370507 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370558 2018-03-21 05:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370558 Corruption in Brazil (mariana) https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370598 Brazil’s regulation and tax system is not the most effective. When there are increases in GDP that should help for healthcare systems and education, a lot of money is lost due to very high levels of corruption instead of using the money for the social wellbeing. This means that although there is economic growth, well being or economic development is very little or none. ]]> 2018-03-21 05:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370598 https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370640 2018-03-21 05:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scotterikmunroe/b5wfxuplixii/wish/244370640