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This Underdevelopment and Global Inequality bundle within the Global Development unit of A Level Sociology (7192/2) offers students a deep and evaluative exploration of the causes, consequences, and sociological explanations of global inequality and persistent underdevelopment. The PDF summary outlines key concepts such as absolute and relative poverty, development indicators (e.g. GNI, HDI, life expectancy), and the structural factors contributing to underdevelopment, including colonial legacies, debt dependency, unfair trade, and global governance systems.

The bundle examines major theoretical frameworks—Modernisation Theory, Dependency Theory, World Systems Theory, and Neo-Liberalism—and evaluates their explanations for why development is uneven across the globe. Key thinkers such as Rostow, Frank, Wallerstein, and Sachs are introduced and applied to real-world examples.

A dedicated podcast episode can be access at: , it explores why some nations remain trapped in poverty while others experience rapid growth, discussing structural, political, and cultural barriers to development. The question bank includes a variety of short-answer and 20-mark essay-style questions with model answers—such as “Evaluate the view that global inequality is holding back development?" An interactive quiz reinforces key definitions, case studies, and theoretical perspectives in a fun, accessible way.

Altogether, this bundle equips students with a robust understanding of the root causes and global structures that underpin inequality, preparing them to confidently engage with one of the most critical and theory-heavy topics in the Global Development unit.