What constitutes development with examples in South Africa

1. Growth and structural change

• the main focus of the economy is to move from primary to secondary to tertiary sectors
• countries in the primary sector achieve their income through fishing, farming and mining.
• countries in the secondary sector achieve their income by taking the primary sectors raw material and they create finished goods suitable for use by other businesses for sale to domestic consumers, e.g. industries and construction
• countries in the tertiary sector achieve their income from the production of services, it involves the provision of services to other businesses as well as final consumers, e.g. services include transport and distribution of goods from producer to customer.

2. Distribution of income

• even distribution of income resulting in improved incomes for all
• an equitable distribution may help accelerate growth and promote economic, it is also the way in which wealth income of an economy is divided fairly among its population.
• distribution of income has to be equal and fair but the concept is subjective.
• examples are: in Gauteng the income distribution is $10 000 and more, in Western Cape its $8 000 to $10 000 and in Eastern Cape its less than $4 000

3. Rural to urban migration

• due to changes in urban industries, migration from rural to urban areas takes place
• this improves the living standards of migrants because they get better paying jobs
• they get better education and jobs or they follow family members that stay in the urban areas
• this results in better conditions 
• for example people move from the rural areas like Limpopo to the cities for better job opportunities and better living conditions

4. Improvements in education and health

• education enriches peoples understanding of themselves and the world
• it  raises peoples productivity and creativity and promotes entrepreneurship
• it plays a crucial role in improving income distribution
• health reduces production losses due to worker illness and it also increases the productivity of an adult as a result of better nutrition.
• for example if we educate people with the proper material they need, we can get entrepreneurs who can start businesses and hire people therefore reducing our unemployment rate in South Africa.