Question 1

What is a crucial limitation of positing "development" as a unilinear process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a top-down process. 
B)  It is rooted in a cosmopolitan view of history and development. 
C)  It is a bottom-up process. 
D)  It ignores stakeholder interests. 
E)  It limits alternative approaches/choices. 
A)  It is a top-down process. 
B)  It is rooted in a cosmopolitan view of history and development. 
C)  It is a bottom-up process. 
D)  It ignores stakeholder interests. 
E)  It limits alternative approaches/choices.

Question 2

How does the field of development ethics understand the concept of poverty?

Accepted Answer

Development ethics understands that much

Question 3

What is the main role of development ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  To conceal values from those who are unreasonably neglected or sacrificed 
B)  To guide people's choices 
C)  To think empathetically about other people so they can engage in action 
D)  To reveal the values and choices concealed by powerful groups 
E)  To encourage economic growth 
A)  To conceal values from those who are unreasonably neglected or sacrificed 
B)  To guide people's choices 
C)  To think empathetically about other people so they can engage in action 
D)  To reveal the values and choices concealed by powerful groups 
E)  To encourage economic growth

Question 4

What is the utility of social contract theory to development ethics?

Accepted Answer

One tradition in development ethics is s

Question 5

Voluntary codes and guidelines are what kind of policy instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rational Actor Model 
B)  Sermons and Dialogue 
C)  Carrots and Sticks 
D)  Governmental Coercion 
E)  Insider Mobilization 
A)  Rational Actor Model 
B)  Sermons and Dialogue 
C)  Carrots and Sticks 
D)  Governmental Coercion 
E)  Insider Mobilization

Question 6

What is the human security discourse?

Accepted Answer

Human security discourse focuses on thre

Question 7

What is the utility of applying the utilitarian perspective to development ethics?

Accepted Answer

One tradition in development ethics is u

Question 8

How have corporations responded to the accusation that they have transgressed human rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  They abide by the laws of their origin 
B)  They do good by doing well 
C)  They will do good out of self-interest 
D)  They are not responsible for the regulatory framework 
E)  They seek to work with stakeholders and social license 
A)  They abide by the laws of their origin 
B)  They do good by doing well 
C)  They will do good out of self-interest 
D)  They are not responsible for the regulatory framework 
E)  They seek to work with stakeholders and social license

Question 9

The World Bank's World Development Report 2010 does NOT mention which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Management towards "climate-smart" solutions 
B)  Consumption 
C)  Efficiency 
D)  Human rights 
E)  It mentions all of the above. 
A)  Management towards "climate-smart" solutions 
B)  Consumption 
C)  Efficiency 
D)  Human rights 
E)  It mentions all of the above.

Question 10

Development ethics seeks to add a voice for those who otherwise are unreasonably neglected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why is the connection between national economic product and development problematic from an ethical perspective?

Accepted Answer

For many, national economic product is t

Question 12

Choose a situation that may be rendered as problematic from development ethics. Consider such situation from the three relevant philosophical traditions of development ethics. What differences can you highlight?

Accepted Answer

One tradition is natural law ethics in w

Question 13

Different choices and ways of thinking about development bring greatly different outcomes for different people because:

Accepted Answer

A)  their choices are value-laden. 
B)  people try to think openly. 
C)  not every society is the same. 
D)  of the priorities and principles that guide societies. 
E)  of their political contexts. 
A)  their choices are value-laden. 
B)  people try to think openly. 
C)  not every society is the same. 
D)  of the priorities and principles that guide societies. 
E)  of their political contexts.

Question 14

Using laws, rules, or litigation to promote human rights is what kind of policy instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rational Actor Model 
B)  Sermons and Dialogue 
C)  Carrots and Sticks 
D)  Governmental coercion 
E)  Insider Mobilization 
A)  Rational Actor Model 
B)  Sermons and Dialogue 
C)  Carrots and Sticks 
D)  Governmental coercion 
E)  Insider Mobilization

Question 15

What are immersion visits?

Accepted Answer

During the past 25 years, immersion visi

Question 16

Development ethics thinking and action can be seen as having four aspects: first, observation and experience; second, exposure; third, conceptualizing, analyzing, and theorizing; fourth, attempted application, adaptation, and new learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Who was the most famous defender of Indigenous human status in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Bartolomé de las Casas 
C)  Hernando de Alvardo 
D)  Pope John Paul 
E)  Klemens von Metternich 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Bartolomé de las Casas 
C)  Hernando de Alvardo 
D)  Pope John Paul 
E)  Klemens von Metternich

Question 18

What does the term "money-tarianism" define?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costs and benefits are assessed in terms of monetized market values 
B)  Costs and benefits are assessed in terms of development ethics 
C)  Costs and benefits should not be assessed in terms of monetized market values 
D)  A rich person's well-being should not be considered more important 
E)  A rich person's well-being should be considered more important 
A)  Costs and benefits are assessed in terms of monetized market values 
B)  Costs and benefits are assessed in terms of development ethics 
C)  Costs and benefits should not be assessed in terms of monetized market values 
D)  A rich person's well-being should not be considered more important 
E)  A rich person's well-being should be considered more important

Question 19

What are the prevalent themes regarding power in the field of development ethics?

Accepted Answer

Many of its themes concern relations bet

Question 20

Who was the father of international law and apologist for Dutch imperialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hugo Grotius 
B)  Christiaan Huygens 
C)  Eddie Van Halen 
D)  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 
E)  Mata Hari 
A)  Hugo Grotius 
B)  Christiaan Huygens 
C)  Eddie Van Halen 
D)  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 
E)  Mata Hari

Exam 30: Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

What is a crucial limitation of positing "development" as a unilinear process?

How does the field of development ethics understand the concept of poverty?

What is the main role of development ethics?

What is the utility of social contract theory to development ethics?

Voluntary codes and guidelines are what kind of policy instrument?

What is the human security discourse?

What is the utility of applying the utilitarian perspective to development ethics?

How have corporations responded to the accusation that they have transgressed human rights?

The World Bank's World Development Report 2010 does NOT mention which of the following?

Development ethics seeks to add a voice for those who otherwise are unreasonably neglected.

Why is the connection between national economic product and development problematic from an ethical perspective?

Choose a situation that may be rendered as problematic from development ethics. Consider such situation from the three relevant philosophical traditions of development ethics. What differences can you highlight?

Different choices and ways of thinking about development bring greatly different outcomes for different people because:

Using laws, rules, or litigation to promote human rights is what kind of policy instrument?

What are immersion visits?

Development ethics thinking and action can be seen as having four aspects: first, observation and experience; second, exposure; third, conceptualizing, analyzing, and theorizing; fourth, attempted application, adaptation, and new learning.

Who was the most famous defender of Indigenous human status in the sixteenth century?

What does the term "money-tarianism" define?

What are the prevalent themes regarding power in the field of development ethics?

Who was the father of international law and apologist for Dutch imperialism?

What Is Development? From Economic Growth to the Sustainable Development Goals

Imperialism and the Colonial Experience

Theories of Development Economics

The Critical Political Economy of Development

Post-development and Alternatives to Development

Gender and Development: Theoretical Insights and International Commitments

Globalization and Development

State of the State: Does the State Have a Role in Development?

National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

The International Financial Institutions

The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development

Private Enterprise and Development

Civil Society and Development

China and the Emerging Economies

Debt and Development

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and South-South Trade

Democracy

Climate Change, Environment, and Development

Rural Development

Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

Development and Health

Conflict and Development

Refugees and International Development Policy and Practice

Indigenous Community Economic Resilience

Culture and Development

Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

Inequality and Social Policy

Planning and Appraising Development Projects

Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention

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