REGIONAL INDIC ATIVE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PL AN 1 4 5 enrolment ratio (one-third weight); and standard of living, Labour productivity is the level of output per unit of as measured by per capita GDP (in PPP US$). labour input, usually measured as output per worker-hour or worker-year. Human Poverty Index for developing countries measures deprivation in three dimensions of human life; namely, Life expectancy at birth is the number of years a new- longevity, knowledge and decent standard of living. born infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of birth were to stay the same throughout the Illicit drug trafficking means the offences set forth in child's life. Article 3, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Macroeconomic convergence is a situation where two or more countries are pursuing similar stabilisation policies Illiteracy rate (adult) is calculated as 100 minus the adult and their principal macroeconomic variables are moving literacy rate. towards equality. Import duties means customs duties or charges of Macroeconomic stability is a situation in which a country equivalent effect imposed on, or in connection with, the has low inflation accompanied by falling budget and trade importation of goods consigned from any Member State deficits and a low rate of expansion of the money supply. to a consignee in another Member State. Mariculture is the breeding of fish in offshore ponds. Indirect taxes are taxes levied on goods and services. Maternal mortality rate is the annual number of deaths Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths among of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live children between birth and one year of age per 1,000 live births. births. Media means all means, vehicles or channels of commInflation is the phenomenon of rising prices. unication including print media, broadcast media, film, video and new information technology. Infectious diseases are diseases that can be passed on from one person to another. Money laundering means engaging directly or indirectly in a transaction that involves money or property which is Informal sector is that part of the economy of developing proceeds of crime or receiving, processing, conceiving, countries characterised by small competitive individual or disguising, transforming, converting, disposing of, family firms, petty retail trade and services, labour- removing from, bringing into any territory, money or intensive methods, free entry and outside official regul- property that is the proceeds of crime. ation and control. Monetary policy refers to activities of central banks Information means knowledge, statistics, reports, and designed to influence financial variables such as money various forms and acts of expressions which are recorded supply and interest rates. or coded including books, audio, video tapes and electronic digitalisation. Non-tariff barrier means any barrier to trade other than import and export duties. Integrated Committee of Ministers means the Integrated Committee of Ministers established by Article 9 of Organ means the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security the SADC Treaty. Cooperation established by Article 9A of the SADC Treaty. Interest rate is the amount paid on credit or deposits. Policy coordination refers to voluntary and largely