Question 1

Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

Accepted Answer

Through most of the twentieth century, g

Question 2

Which of the following is true about "high-yielding" varieties of staple crops?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allow farmers to buy seeds on a one-time basis. 
B)  They perform well under most conditions and are, therefore, indispensable to resource-poor farmers. 
C)  They are necessary to feed the world. 
D)  They are outperformed by traditional varieties under the prevailing conditions of most resource-poor farmers. 
E)  They are largely unavailable in the developing world. 
A)  They allow farmers to buy seeds on a one-time basis. 
B)  They perform well under most conditions and are, therefore, indispensable to resource-poor farmers. 
C)  They are necessary to feed the world. 
D)  They are outperformed by traditional varieties under the prevailing conditions of most resource-poor farmers. 
E)  They are largely unavailable in the developing world.

Question 3

Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

Accepted Answer

A)  Productivity 
B)  Well-being 
C)  Livelihood 
D)  Quality of life 
E)  Peasantry 
A)  Productivity 
B)  Well-being 
C)  Livelihood 
D)  Quality of life 
E)  Peasantry

Question 4

What is sustainable livelihood?

Accepted Answer

A "livelihood" as a whole represents "th

Question 5

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty is useful for examining household power dynamics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an absence of sustained rural poverty 
B)  a relative balance between rural and urban societies 
C)  less than a 10 per cent urban migration 
D)  a strong presence of traditional authority 
E)  where rural poverty accounts for at least 60 per cent 
A)  an absence of sustained rural poverty 
B)  a relative balance between rural and urban societies 
C)  less than a 10 per cent urban migration 
D)  a strong presence of traditional authority 
E)  where rural poverty accounts for at least 60 per cent

Question 7

The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population control measures 
B)  World Bank restrictions 
C)  Rapidly rising oil prices 
D)  Decreasing demand for agricultural products 
E)  Poor soil quality 
A)  Population control measures 
B)  World Bank restrictions 
C)  Rapidly rising oil prices 
D)  Decreasing demand for agricultural products 
E)  Poor soil quality

Question 9

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

Which of the following is true about "high-yielding" varieties of staple crops?

Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

What is sustainable livelihood?

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty is useful for examining household power dynamics.

Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

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

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

Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

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Exam 19: Rural Development

Why was the idea of an unending era of cheap food delusional?

Which of the following is true about "high-yielding" varieties of staple crops?

Which term refers to the social and material capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living?

What is sustainable livelihood?

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty is useful for examining household power dynamics.

Agricultural-based countries are where a contribution of agriculture to overall GDP growth is greater than 20 per cent and __________________.

The relative isolation of rurality is a function of its lack of infrastructure.

The 2008 food price crisis was linked to which of the following?

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty reflects the multiple realities of rural poverty.

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

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

Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

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