Question 1

The failure of the Thaba-Tseka project was due to the sanctions applied to apartheid South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What is the principle of subsidiarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The principle that decision-making should be based on meritocracy 
B)  The principle that decision-making should be made at the lowest level of governance possible 
C)  The principle that decision-making should be made by federal governments 
D)  The principle that decision-making should benefit the whole population 
E)  The principle that decision-making should be based on expertise 
A)  The principle that decision-making should be based on meritocracy 
B)  The principle that decision-making should be made at the lowest level of governance possible 
C)  The principle that decision-making should be made by federal governments 
D)  The principle that decision-making should benefit the whole population 
E)  The principle that decision-making should be based on expertise B

Question 3

How do critics of post-development argue it romanticizes the grassroots movements and local communities in the South?

Accepted Answer

One criticism of post-development is that it romanticizes grassroots movements and local communities in two ways. First, it neglects the relations of domination and exploitation within these movements and communities, in particular but not exclusively of women. Second, it assumes that the people in these communities were not interested in accumulation and Westernization. This second point in particular, is seen by some as another imposition of a discourse being foisted on the people of the Global South.

Question 4

How does the post-development school react to the dependency school?

Accepted Answer

A)  By introducing dependency theories all together 
B)  By imposing export tariffs 
C)  By denying dependency theories all together 
D)  By engaging in constructive criticism 
E)  By engaging in destructive instead of constructive criticism 
A)  By introducing dependency theories all together 
B)  By imposing export tariffs 
C)  By denying dependency theories all together 
D)  By engaging in constructive criticism 
E)  By engaging in destructive instead of constructive criticism

Question 5

What was most transformative about Truman's Point 4 in his inaugural address?

Accepted Answer

A)  It put an emphasis on reducing global inequality 
B)  It reconfigured the world into a contested geopolitical space 
C)  It transformed two billion people into "underdeveloped" 
D)  It constituted the modern global economic system 
E)  It recognized the inherent inequality rooted in past colonial practices 
A)  It put an emphasis on reducing global inequality 
B)  It reconfigured the world into a contested geopolitical space 
C)  It transformed two billion people into "underdeveloped" 
D)  It constituted the modern global economic system 
E)  It recognized the inherent inequality rooted in past colonial practices

Question 6

After the end of the Cold War, the concept of development and the practice of aid ceased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Global South has emerged as one of the staunchest defenders of the development discourse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the main contributions of theologian Ivan Illich to the birth of post-development thinking?

Accepted Answer

During the 1960s and 1970s, the theologi

Question 9

In the Thaba-Tseka project, the transfer of resources took place through Village Development Committees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Serge Latouche argues the primacy of gross domestic product (GDP) as a measurement of development is a radical form of cultural imperialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Post-development claims that the era of "development" is ending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Post-development calls for an "alternative to development" instead of "alternative development."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following represents a key shift in the discourse of development following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The institutionalization of development through the creation of the International Financial Institutions 
B)  The narrative of inequality between the colonizer and colonized was replaced with the narrative of trading partners in the global economy 
C)  The narrative of local oppression was replaced with a narrative of universal human rights and the privileging of the UN 
D)  The institutionalization of power as the causal force of America's foreign policy 
E)  The revelation of development as a conscious project of global norm building 
A)  The institutionalization of development through the creation of the International Financial Institutions 
B)  The narrative of inequality between the colonizer and colonized was replaced with the narrative of trading partners in the global economy 
C)  The narrative of local oppression was replaced with a narrative of universal human rights and the privileging of the UN 
D)  The institutionalization of power as the causal force of America's foreign policy 
E)  The revelation of development as a conscious project of global norm building

Question 14

What are some of the criticisms that have been levelled against post-development theory?

Accepted Answer

The post-development approach is an abst

Question 15

Why did Ivan Illich critique the institutions of Western industrial modernity?

Accepted Answer

Ivan Illich critiqued the institutions o

Question 16

The cornerstones of post-development point out to the abandoning of fossil-fueled economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The development discourse interferes in the political and social conflicts and struggles in the Global South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How can the post-development criticism of development be applied to post-development itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Post-development theorists critique the monolithic nature of development but arguably offer a monolithic alternative 
B)  Both examples are informed by external theorists 
C)  Post-development is equally coercive to local populations and opposing viewpoints, entrenching local power structures 
D)  Both schools of thought sacrifice human conditions to ideological rigidity 
E)  Post-development and development are both a simplification of an overly complex set of human institutions and there is no basis to validate one over the other 
A)  Post-development theorists critique the monolithic nature of development but arguably offer a monolithic alternative 
B)  Both examples are informed by external theorists 
C)  Post-development is equally coercive to local populations and opposing viewpoints, entrenching local power structures 
D)  Both schools of thought sacrifice human conditions to ideological rigidity 
E)  Post-development and development are both a simplification of an overly complex set of human institutions and there is no basis to validate one over the other

Question 19

Why can it be said that development has a function?

Accepted Answer

It can mean just about anything and take

Question 20

Depoliticization of poverty is not a feature of development discourse in the perspective of post-development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Post-development and Alternatives to Development

The failure of the Thaba-Tseka project was due to the sanctions applied to apartheid South Africa.

What is the principle of subsidiarity?

How do critics of post-development argue it romanticizes the grassroots movements and local communities in the South?

How does the post-development school react to the dependency school?

What was most transformative about Truman's Point 4 in his inaugural address?

After the end of the Cold War, the concept of development and the practice of aid ceased.

The Global South has emerged as one of the staunchest defenders of the development discourse.

What are the main contributions of theologian Ivan Illich to the birth of post-development thinking?

In the Thaba-Tseka project, the transfer of resources took place through Village Development Committees.

Serge Latouche argues the primacy of gross domestic product (GDP) as a measurement of development is a radical form of cultural imperialism.

Post-development claims that the era of "development" is ending.

Post-development calls for an "alternative to development" instead of "alternative development."

Which of the following represents a key shift in the discourse of development following World War II?

What are some of the criticisms that have been levelled against post-development theory?

Why did Ivan Illich critique the institutions of Western industrial modernity?

The cornerstones of post-development point out to the abandoning of fossil-fueled economies.

The development discourse interferes in the political and social conflicts and struggles in the Global South.

How can the post-development criticism of development be applied to post-development itself?

Why can it be said that development has a function?

Depoliticization of poverty is not a feature of development discourse in the perspective of post-development.

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

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

Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

Filters