Uganda and Australia Economic Comparison

Uganda and Australia Economic ComparisonMiranda CogdellAudra HarrisINTRODUCTIONThis essay will reflect a comparison amidst the poor body politic of Uganda and the slopped nation of Australia. Differences between a poor nation and wealthy 1 both depend on on the selfsame(prenominal) factors which include Infrastructure, exports, imports, schooling, GDP, population, and etc. These factors is what basically makes or breaks a country. Aspects like nutrition and health depend on these factors because its what makes avail equal to(p) resources and depots to be able to afford the necessary equipment and supplies to sustain a healthy nation. What makes a nation wealthy doesnt solely depend on the m whizy aspect, but the benefits of universe provided opportunity to allow a country to grow and have economic stability. Throughout this essay I will describes current events that Uganda is facing comp ared to Australia whose information provided is to a majusculeer extent general. The dif ference is significant because of lack of opportunity that Uganda has been provided.GDPGross Domestic Product of a country depends on several things. All of which can be at different levels inside the country. GDP depends on education status, exports, imports, infrastructure, governing body spending, and investment. According to the World Bank source, Ugandas GDP in 2012 was 19.88 billion USD. Australias GDP is 1.521 trillion USD according to the World Bank. It is quite clear to see the difference between these two countries GDPs. Australia is more advanced than Uganda in many aspects. Uganda is designate one of the poorest countries because it hasnt been able to come in a higher place the poverty line. In order to make money there must be money that has to be spent. There isnt much income within the country of Uganda, so the steps that this country takes to try to create stability are very careful steps. floorInfrastructure can be a road, building, or substantial physical suppli es that help in the purifyment and advancement of a society, community, or country. Uganda is quite a poor nation and several years ago a program was established to produce a number of roads to better the transportation in Uganda communities. One of their biggest problems were the lack of access to transportation to improve the agricultural aspect of Uganda...the lack of access roads in many clownish communities made it extremely gruelling for farmers to market their produce. This limited farmers productivity, contributed to their apathy about technical innovations, and burdened traders in rural areas with high transaction costs. Farmers received lower prices as a result. In addition, farmers lacked reliable, up to-date information on market prices, and were considerablely unaware of potentially profitable market opportunities. (Uganda Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme, pg. 6) The above statement states the problems that those in Uganda were having. Fo r a country to have a better GDP, problems like this should be fixed. Ugandas infrastructure is low and packs to be improved. electricity is also beginning to begin a sufficient problem within Uganda. The school systems are starting to struggle more. Students in primary and secondary schools need the necessary technology to advance their education, but that will non happen without an electrical resource. Programs such a the Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Program is one of the first to show improvements, which can lead to the opening of other infrastructure programs that help build the country. Its just one of the many steps to improve the countrys GDP and put them on a higher scale in the world.Australia is a head rounded country whose GDP is non lacking in any sense. They are in a place where they are able to produce roads and buildings to further their prospering country. They are currently going with a tax loss and they now make list three times out of the year o f infrastructure priorities that should take place.EXPORTS AND IMPORTSUganda is one of the poorest countries because of its economic instability, but the past years have consisted of statistics that shows the growth of the country due to the help of its natural resources. Since Uganda is rich in agriculture, so they in general focus their exports on crops and such. Their briny exports consist of coffee, tea, cotton, and tobacco. Their imports is what really shows the struggle the nation faces. They import things such as equipment, medical supplies, and transportation. Becoming a wealthy nation isnt the easiest thing to do, but right now the ruff growth that Uganda will see is through its exports. Agriculture is their best chance at gaining somewhat of a fair economic stability compared to other countries.Australia has surprisingly shown up and down battles when it comes to exports and imports. Australia has similar top trading partners for exports and imports which would include J apan, United States, res publica of Korea, China, India, and etc. Australias best exports have been beginning to decline in the past three years. Commodities such as coal, aluminum, and copper have all declined in the past years. It hasnt reached a point where the country has to worry, but investigating the situation may be helpful. There could many possibilities on why countries Australia commonly trades with arent wanting the usual amount of commodities. Other countries could be facing financial problems of their own or have found a cheaper price from a different country. Exports and imports are very important parts in balancing the equation in calculating the GDP of a country. When variables begin to be adjusted, in this case, the variables are being adjusted in a negative slope.EDUCATIONEducation is seen as one of the most important aspects of developing a wealthy nation. In recent articles there has been many debates on what is really holding back up an advancement in educat ion in Uganda. Sean Coughlan, a BBC News correspondent, latterly published an article about why exactly Uganda isnt experiencing any improvements in education. The answers seem to be clear and it is because of the lack of teachers and infrastructure in Uganda. many a(prenominal) teachers are still waiting to receive their payment for the previous month. Money is a serious problem in the school system. There isnt overflowing money to fund the teachers. Coughlan suggest that since many of the teachers in Uganda have to find multiple jobs to pay their bills they dont put all of their focus on the children and the schools. This is when it becomes even more of a problem. Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS) is a program that helps sustain and improve the quality and standard of schools in Africa. PEAS came up with a solution that may help with some of the financial problems. The parents are required to pay a small fee to schools. This will allow future income to fund the teach ers, but this isnt the last of the schooling problems. Infrastructure has become an issue. There is a great lack of electricity that Uganda is available to, and the schools need computers and textbooks. Compared to other well functioning countries, not having new technology in schools is out of the question. If infrastructure improves, then that could be the breakthrough that schools need to provide a better education for the students.Australian educational system is very diverse and growing rapidly. Compared to any other stables country, Australia has a number of primary and secondary schools, song with universities that are government funded. They do not lack any funds within their school systems, but that doesnt mean that students are always focused and have the best test scores. Recently, there have been studies that have shown that Australian teenage students are showing fallen math and reading scores compared to ten years prior. These students are provided with new computers a nd other new technology advancement to encourage the students, but it doesnt seem to be having the effect that was hoped for. This proves that new technology will not give the necessary encouragement students in wealthy nations need to be successful and driven.POPULATIONUganda was making great strides in decreasing poverty within the country, but the add in population is making it hard to continue on that path. The increase in population is only making things quite difficult on rural areas. This just means that there are going to be more people who fall beneath the poverty line. Population increase can cause more harm than good in poor countries. It starts to affect the health and nutrition of the people and only adds to already many problems. many are farmers in these rural areas and they arent able to have access to the things they need to establish regular income. These farmers typically live in the remote rural areas where there are not sufficient and able roads. These farmers are also oblivious to new technology that would increase their crops and keep the pest away.Currently, Australia is going through a boom in their population due to a lag in previous generations. Research shows that the impact the population has an area depends on their practices and insouciant intake. Although, Australia is able to provide double the exports and imports which would be enough for their country , but also any country outside of theirs. But there is debate on rather or not the population should increase abundantly. People are assuming that if the population begins to increase, then everyone will have to start to cut back on their intake of items.CONCLUSIONParts of Uganda are starting to develop at a sufficient pace, but there are other problems in different areas that are causing setbacks for the developing parts. While researching the two countries I could tell by the GDP which country would be considered the poor one and which the wealthy. Uganda main struggling poi nts is education and infrastructure. They have the natural resources to strive in agricultural, but their rural areas are not witnessing the same economic growth because they are in remote parts of the country. Both farmers and students cannot be helped until the roads and newer technology is introduced to them. My personal belief is that these people should be removed from these areas and brought to more developing parts of the country. As population increases it becomes a greater problem because now there are more people in these remote areas who are not getting the graceful care and resources they need.I believe to be a wealthy nation one must be awarded the opportunity to be wealthy. I find it leftover that countries like Australia could thrive, but Uganda is not. Im not saying that Uganda will never thrive, but why arent they at the same level as Australia. Why are there still remote parts of Uganda that people are a part of. I believe countries are giving opportunities to be come better and Uganda was not one of them along with other poor nations. How come our ways arent moving towards the poor nations and trying to help improve them. many wealthy nations have the resources and funding to help poor nations rise and stand on their own feet. Uganda being rich in agriculture could be a benefit to other countries. They export to great countries, but those exports could double if farmers in remote parts werent so isolated and so uninvolved in the economic growth and decisions of more developing parts. I have yet to find any real true answer to why these countries are so different in mass ways. Yes, its clear that with no resources there is nothing to come from, but resources can be shared and provided in great demand from other wealthy countries. Something should be done outside the poor nations to fix the economic problems. Poverty shouldnt come in such large numbers. One country shouldnt worry about not having clean fresh water while the other could care l ess because they see it as it will always be there. Something must be done.CitationsAfrican Development Bank twist today, a better Africa tomorrow. African Development Bank Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. 25 Mar. 2014 http//www.afdb.org/.Australias trade in goods and services Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs andTrade. Australias trade in goods and services Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 18 Feb. 2014. http//dfat.gov.au/publications/tgs/index.html.Beder, Sharon. The Nature of Sustainable Development. 2nd ed. Scribe, Newham, 1996, pp. 159-61.Coughlan, Sean. Tackling Ugandas lack of school places. BBC News. 08 Jan. 2014. 21 Feb. 2014.http//www.bbc.com/news/business-25304848.Economy Watch derive The Money. Uganda Trade, Import, Export. 02 Mar. 2014 http//www.economywatch.com/world_economy/uganda/export-import.html.Home Rural Poverty Portal. 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