Question 1

Carefully explain some of the similar problems faced by otherwise diverse countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Accepted Answer

This calls for stude

Question 2

About how many people lack access to basic sanitation?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 million 
B) 200 million 
C) 500 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  2 billion 
A) 20 million 
B) 200 million 
C) 500 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  2 billion

Question 3

How is poverty measured? What is the extent of poverty in the developing world?

Accepted Answer

The concept of absolute poverty is discu

Question 4

What are the three major components of economic growth?

Accepted Answer

Capital accumulation

Question 5

Conditions of today's developed countries at the start of their industrialization differ from conditions in the developing world in that

Accepted Answer

A) population growth rates were higher. 
B) more advanced technology was available. 
C) there were more opportunities for development assistance. 
D)  none of the above. 
A) population growth rates were higher. 
B) more advanced technology was available. 
C) there were more opportunities for development assistance. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 6

What fraction of developing countries have recently experienced some form of significant interethnic conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) less than one-tenth 
B) a tenth to one-quarter 
C) one quarter to one half 
D)  over one half 
A) less than one-tenth 
B) a tenth to one-quarter 
C) one quarter to one half 
D)  over one half

Question 7

Most successful examples of modern economic growth have occurred in a country with

Accepted Answer

A) a temperate-zone climate. 
B) a market economy. 
C) exports of manufactured goods. 
D)  all of the above. 
A) a temperate-zone climate. 
B) a market economy. 
C) exports of manufactured goods. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 8

A newly industrialized country is

Accepted Answer

A) the same as a high income country. 
B) any country that has experienced sustained growth in industry. 
C) a special classification given to some upper-middle income countries that have?achieved relatively advanced manufacturing sectors. 
D)  any country that has moved out of lower income status. 
A) the same as a high income country. 
B) any country that has experienced sustained growth in industry. 
C) a special classification given to some upper-middle income countries that have?achieved relatively advanced manufacturing sectors. 
D)  any country that has moved out of lower income status.

Question 9

Neutral technological progress occurs when

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A) higher output levels are achieved with the same quantity and combinations of factor inputs. 
B) higher output levels are achieved by more capital intensive methods. 
C) higher output levels are achieved by more labor intensive methods. 
D)  higher output levels are achieved. 
A) higher output levels are achieved with the same quantity and combinations of factor inputs. 
B) higher output levels are achieved by more capital intensive methods. 
C) higher output levels are achieved by more labor intensive methods. 
D)  higher output levels are achieved.

Question 10

The dependency burden is

Accepted Answer

A) a measure of the degree to which the less developed countries are dependent on the rich industrial countries. 
B) the average number of children that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime. 
C) the number of babies born per 1000 persons. 
D)  the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age. 
A) a measure of the degree to which the less developed countries are dependent on the rich industrial countries. 
B) the average number of children that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime. 
C) the number of babies born per 1000 persons. 
D)  the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age.

Question 11

What are the three main indicators that make up the Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy, edu

Question 12

What are remittances and what role do they in developing countries? How could this potentially benefit an economy?

Accepted Answer

An answer should pose a definition, ment

Question 13

Which region in the world has the lowest GNI per capita based on the World Bank Atlas method?

Accepted Answer

A) Sub-Saharan Africa 
B) East Asia/Pacific 
C) South Asia 
D)  Latin America/The Caribbean 
A) Sub-Saharan Africa 
B) East Asia/Pacific 
C) South Asia 
D)  Latin America/The Caribbean

Question 14

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the level?of economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) life expectancy at birth. 
B) adult literacy rate. 
C) infant mortality rate. 
D)  all of the above are not used by the World Bank. 
A) life expectancy at birth. 
B) adult literacy rate. 
C) infant mortality rate. 
D)  all of the above are not used by the World Bank.

Question 15

Which measure uses a common set of international prices for all goods and services produced?

Accepted Answer

A) purchasing power parity income levels 
B) GNP price deflators 
C) foreign exchange rate conversions to U.S.dollars 
D)  the exchange rate 
A) purchasing power parity income levels 
B) GNP price deflators 
C) foreign exchange rate conversions to U.S.dollars 
D)  the exchange rate

Question 16

About how many malnourished children under age five are there in the developing world?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 million 
B) 150 million 
C) 500 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  2 billion 
A) 20 million 
B) 150 million 
C) 500 million 
D)  1 billion 
E)  2 billion

Question 17

If countries are first ranked by level of real GDP per capita, and then by the value of the Human Development Index, would you expect the ranking of countries to be similar or different? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The final column F1 in the Hum

Question 18

Which of the following is a low-income country?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Thailand 
C) Turkey 
D)  India 
A) Mexico 
B) Thailand 
C) Turkey 
D)  India

Question 19

Developing countries are starting to converge with developed countries in the long run in what respect?

Accepted Answer

A) Growth rate 
B) Income inequality 
C) Population 
D)  Per capita income 
A) Growth rate 
B) Income inequality 
C) Population 
D)  Per capita income

Carefully explain some of the similar problems faced by otherwise diverse countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

About how many people lack access to basic sanitation?

How is poverty measured? What is the extent of poverty in the developing world?

What are the three major components of economic growth?

Conditions of today's developed countries at the start of their industrialization differ from conditions in the developing world in that

What fraction of developing countries have recently experienced some form of significant interethnic conflict?

Most successful examples of modern economic growth have occurred in a country with

A newly industrialized country is

Neutral technological progress occurs when

The dependency burden is

What are the three main indicators that make up the Human Development Index?

What are remittances and what role do they in developing countries? How could this potentially benefit an economy?

Which region in the world has the lowest GNI per capita based on the World Bank Atlas method?

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the level?of economic development?

Which measure uses a common set of international prices for all goods and services produced?

About how many malnourished children under age five are there in the developing world?

If countries are first ranked by level of real GDP per capita, and then by the value of the Human Development Index, would you expect the ranking of countries to be similar or different? Explain.

Which of the following is a low-income country?

Developing countries are starting to converge with developed countries in the long run in what respect?

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Urbanization and Ruralurban Migration: Theory and Policy

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Exam 2: Comparative Economic Development

Carefully explain some of the similar problems faced by otherwise diverse countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

About how many people lack access to basic sanitation?

How is poverty measured? What is the extent of poverty in the developing world?

What are the three major components of economic growth?

Conditions of today's developed countries at the start of their industrialization differ from conditions in the developing world in that

What fraction of developing countries have recently experienced some form of significant interethnic conflict?

Most successful examples of modern economic growth have occurred in a country with

A newly industrialized country is

Neutral technological progress occurs when

The dependency burden is

What are the three main indicators that make up the Human Development Index?

What are remittances and what role do they in developing countries? How could this potentially benefit an economy?

Which region in the world has the lowest GNI per capita based on the World Bank Atlas method?

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the level?of economic development?

Which measure uses a common set of international prices for all goods and services produced?

About how many malnourished children under age five are there in the developing world?

If countries are first ranked by level of real GDP per capita, and then by the value of the Human Development Index, would you expect the ranking of countries to be similar or different? Explain.

Which of the following is a low-income country?

Developing countries are starting to converge with developed countries in the long run in what respect?

Economics, Institutions, and Development: a Global Perspective

Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development

Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment

Poverty, Inequality, and Development

Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies

Urbanization and Ruralurban Migration: Theory and Policy

Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development

Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development

The Environment and Development

Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society

International Trade Theory and Development Strategy

Balance of Payments, Developing-Country Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy

Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities

Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development

Some Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century

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