a country (usually LEDC) which relies on one, or a very small number, of products (usually raw materials) for its export earnings. e.g. Zambia, copper makes up 98% of its exports; Uganda, 95% coffee b [..]

include Grants, Labour Subsidies, Tax-Free Periods, Rent-Free Periods, Removal of Planning Controls, improvements in Infrastructure and Communications, Purpose-Built Factories, Greenfield Sites, worke [..]

an area at the heart of economic activity e.g. a well-off industrial region of a country e.g. South-East England. See Industrial Development Certificates, Cumulative Causation, Multiplier Effect and A [..]

an area at the heart of economic activity e.g. a well-off industrial region of a country e.g. South-East England. See Industrial Development Certificates, Cumulative Causation, Multiplier Effect and A [..]

old heavy industries located where cheap energy (coal) and raw materials, e.g. iron ore were found.

where people work to receive a regular wage and are assured certain rights e.g. paid holidays, sickness leave. Wages are taxed.

people leaving the countryside usually to live in towns (ie. rural-urban migration).

in the population structure of LEDCs, there is often a higher proportion of young people due to high birth rates and a reduction in infant mortality due to better nutrition, education and medical care [..]

in the population structure of LEDCs, there is often a higher proportion of young people due to high birth rates and a reduction in infant mortality due to better nutrition, education and medical care [..]

See Overseas Competition.