What are the Limitations of Measures of Development? - GCSE Geography

Economic and social measures of development are an effective way of making comparisons, for example, between countries, and without them it would be very difficult. However, we geographers are always questioning the reliability of our sources of evidence, and we are aware of the limitations of these measures.

This is a GCSE Geography video supporting AQA GCSE Geography 8035 and other specifications. It is part of the Changing Economic World video playlist:

0:00 Measures of development
0:28 Limitations of averages
1:36 Extremes of wealth and poverty
2:09 Big Mac Index
2:49 Measures can be misleading
3:26 Measures may be too narrow and specific
3:54 Unreliable data

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