Question 1

Which of the following is NOT typically seen as an emerging economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thailand 
B)  India 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Taiwan 
E)  Singapore 
A)  Thailand 
B)  India 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Taiwan 
E)  Singapore

Question 2

What is relative poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty that does not threaten a person's daily survival but makes it difficult to participate fully in society 
B)  Poverty that has a "moderate" impact on living conditions 
C)  Poverty that places a person below the minimum level of income necessary to meet their basic physical needs 
D)  Economic hardships that almost all people experience 
E)  Poverty caused by the lack of family support 
A)  Poverty that does not threaten a person's daily survival but makes it difficult to participate fully in society 
B)  Poverty that has a "moderate" impact on living conditions 
C)  Poverty that places a person below the minimum level of income necessary to meet their basic physical needs 
D)  Economic hardships that almost all people experience 
E)  Poverty caused by the lack of family support

Question 3

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change was signed (but not ratified) in 2016.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Accepting the concept of positionality means that the development practitioner has little need to reflect on their relative power position vis-à-vis individuals in local societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the distribution of income?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is measured by the Gini coefficient 
B)  It is measured by comparing the incomes of different strata of society 
C)  It is very unequal in most developing countries 
D)  It acts as a constraint on development 
E)  It is not very important since growth at the top "trickles down" to the poor 
A)  It is measured by the Gini coefficient 
B)  It is measured by comparing the incomes of different strata of society 
C)  It is very unequal in most developing countries 
D)  It acts as a constraint on development 
E)  It is not very important since growth at the top "trickles down" to the poor

Question 6

Social capital is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a measure of how much individuals are willing to co-operate in the pursuit of shared goals 
B)  another term for GDP 
C)  a measure of civil unrest in a society 
D)  a measure of how many people participate in social activities in a given community 
E)  a measure of how many people are excluded from social activities in a given community 
A)  a measure of how much individuals are willing to co-operate in the pursuit of shared goals 
B)  another term for GDP 
C)  a measure of civil unrest in a society 
D)  a measure of how many people participate in social activities in a given community 
E)  a measure of how many people are excluded from social activities in a given community

Question 7

The act of labeling is politically neutral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2019, the Amazon region saw fires burning at a rate not seen in decades. This was mostly because foreign mining interests wanted access to gold mines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When GDP per capita reaches the level of a middle-income developing country, it is assumed industrialization has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The neoliberal position in development borrows from the ideas of libertarian Robert Nozick in arguing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primacy of collective rights over individual rights 
B)  The necessity of wealth redistribution 
C)  The right of individuals to own private property 
D)  A moral obligation of the state to provide for the poor 
E)  That a free-market economy is immoral 
A)  The primacy of collective rights over individual rights 
B)  The necessity of wealth redistribution 
C)  The right of individuals to own private property 
D)  A moral obligation of the state to provide for the poor 
E)  That a free-market economy is immoral

Question 11

What is the "distribution of income" and what impacts does it have on development?

Accepted Answer

The distribution of income, or income in

Question 12

Thomas Pogge argues that an economic order should be seen as unjust if it causes human rights violations that could be avoided under a different set of institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The study and practice of international development has as its goal:

Accepted Answer

A)  To understand why so many people are poor and how to increase their economic power 
B)  To explain the diversity in the world with respect to human well-being 
C)  To eliminate global poverty by 2030 
D)  To spread democracy throughout the world 
E)  To establish neo-colonialism policies worldwide 
A)  To understand why so many people are poor and how to increase their economic power 
B)  To explain the diversity in the world with respect to human well-being 
C)  To eliminate global poverty by 2030 
D)  To spread democracy throughout the world 
E)  To establish neo-colonialism policies worldwide

Question 14

The study of international development aims to explain both the diversity evident in the world in relation to human well-being and the common patterns that emerge when comparing people, social groups, nations, economic and political systems, and regions of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The UN's Human Development Report is philosophically and intellectually in line with the World Bank's World Development Report.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Amartya Sen, many of the "unfreedoms" that people experience are really their own fault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is cosmopolitanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ethical position that suggests people should be treated differently based on their income 
B)  An ethical position that holds national boundaries to be highly relevant 
C)  An ethical position that contends that the state has no obligation to non-citizens 
D)  An ethical position that argues that some common values apply across humanity and therefore national borders have a low moral importance 
E)  An ethical position that believes that it is more interesting to live in cities 
A)  An ethical position that suggests people should be treated differently based on their income 
B)  An ethical position that holds national boundaries to be highly relevant 
C)  An ethical position that contends that the state has no obligation to non-citizens 
D)  An ethical position that argues that some common values apply across humanity and therefore national borders have a low moral importance 
E)  An ethical position that believes that it is more interesting to live in cities

Question 18

Income inequality is an important concept to understand and measure because it has been shown to be an important constraint on development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the reason for measuring purchasing power parity (PPP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  To demonstrate the benefits of "fair trade" 
B)  To show how developing countries operate under their own economic logic 
C)  To justify the existence of vast economic inequalities 
D)  To show the need for land redistribution 
E)  To compare incomes across countries by accounting for different costs in different economies 
A)  To demonstrate the benefits of "fair trade" 
B)  To show how developing countries operate under their own economic logic 
C)  To justify the existence of vast economic inequalities 
D)  To show the need for land redistribution 
E)  To compare incomes across countries by accounting for different costs in different economies

Question 20

What is positionality?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strategic directions of NGOs 
B)  The inherent political and social biases of economic development programs 
C)  The position of conflicting values that exist in economic development programs 
D)  The social and power relationships in which people are embedded 
E)  The orientation of an economy for trade and production 
A)  The strategic directions of NGOs 
B)  The inherent political and social biases of economic development programs 
C)  The position of conflicting values that exist in economic development programs 
D)  The social and power relationships in which people are embedded 
E)  The orientation of an economy for trade and production

Exam 1: What Is Development? From Economic Growth to the Sustainable Development Goals

Which of the following is NOT typically seen as an emerging economy?

What is relative poverty?

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change was signed (but not ratified) in 2016.

Accepting the concept of positionality means that the development practitioner has little need to reflect on their relative power position vis-à-vis individuals in local societies.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the distribution of income?

Social capital is:

The act of labeling is politically neutral.

In 2019, the Amazon region saw fires burning at a rate not seen in decades. This was mostly because foreign mining interests wanted access to gold mines.

When GDP per capita reaches the level of a middle-income developing country, it is assumed industrialization has occurred.

The neoliberal position in development borrows from the ideas of libertarian Robert Nozick in arguing which of the following?

What is the "distribution of income" and what impacts does it have on development?

Thomas Pogge argues that an economic order should be seen as unjust if it causes human rights violations that could be avoided under a different set of institutions.

The study and practice of international development has as its goal:

The study of international development aims to explain both the diversity evident in the world in relation to human well-being and the common patterns that emerge when comparing people, social groups, nations, economic and political systems, and regions of the world.

The UN's Human Development Report is philosophically and intellectually in line with the World Bank's World Development Report.

According to Amartya Sen, many of the "unfreedoms" that people experience are really their own fault.

What is cosmopolitanism?

Income inequality is an important concept to understand and measure because it has been shown to be an important constraint on development.

What is the reason for measuring purchasing power parity (PPP)?

What is positionality?

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

Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

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