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Question 2: Why is there a need for world development? In the '50s countries were divided into three groups- the 1st world, 2nd world, and 3rd world. While today this measure is still used in the press, geographically countries are split into More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs) and Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). The Brandt line (which is used to define LEDCs and MEDCs) effectively splits the world into two, taking quality of living, gross national product, and health into account. In the UK, (based on averages) a majority of people earn around £18 460 annually with 14.6% of the population below the poverty line. Compared with Bali where gross national product is only £220 per person per year and with almost half (45%) of all people unable to provide a good standard of living for themselves the difference is massive. Poverty also affects almost every other part of a person's life,...

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