Exam 9: Poverty, Development, and Hunger

The alternative approach to development places _______ over _______.

The North-South agenda has _______ in the years since the Rio Summit.

Is local food security important in a globalized economy? Why or why not?

When is local knowledge preferable to expert opinion?

According to modernization theory, countries with lower per capita income are regarded as

The alternative approach to development and poverty reduction emphasizes the role of _______ in determining the process that is required.

Promotion of neoliberal economic policies has been accompanied by _______ inequality _______ states.

What term refers to an international economic order based on the pursuit of free trade, but allowing an appropriate role for state intervention in the market in support of national security and national and global stability?

What is the relationship between economic liberalism and poverty?

According to the text, as globalization has intensified, poverty, defined in economic terms, has come to characterize significant sectors of populations in

Amartya Sen, in Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation, concludes that hunger is not due to there not being enough to eat; rather, it is because of

Which approach to poverty, development, and hunger argues that development follows a linear path from "traditional" to "modern"?

A food system based upon entitlements causes those who lack the _______ to procure food to go hungry.

What created the dependence on food aid in parts of the developing world?

What organization has made the distinction between income poverty (a material condition) and human poverty (encompassing human dignity, agency, opportunity, and choices)?

A stress on _______ production has led towards export-oriented, large-scale, intensively mechanized agriculture in the Global South.

The mainstream or orthodox approach to poverty is based upon which of the following?

What role have NGOs played in placing poverty and development issues on the political agenda?

How does the Human Development Index (HDI) differ from earlier mainstream measures of poverty?

Do the advantages of using the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) justify replacing older measures of poverty? Why or why not?