Question 1

Describe the basic issues involved in setting up a system of national accounts that includes the value of environmental capital and its loss.

Accepted Answer

Detailed in the text.

Question 2

Discuss the relationship between poverty, growth, and the environment.

Accepted Answer

Discussed in the chapter.

Question 3

In what way is better protection of the environment a possible result of successful development?

Accepted Answer

Successful development brings the poor above the poverty line; the poorest 1 billion people do a great deal of environmental damage, for example, cutting and clearing trees, using biomass fuels, etc., as detailed in the chapter.

Question 4

A resource that is publicly owned and allocated under a system of unrestricted access is known as

Accepted Answer

A) a socialist resource. 
B) a collective resource. 
C) a common property resource. 
D)  a transferable resource. 
A) a socialist resource. 
B) a collective resource. 
C) a common property resource. 
D)  a transferable resource.

Question 5

What are the main environmental challenges facing the Philippines? What are the key ingredients of PA 21, the government plan to deal with these?

Accepted Answer

Detailed in the case

Question 6

Recurrent flooding in Bangladesh is causing the land area of the country to shrink. In what ways might environmental mismanagement play a role in explaining this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Depends on

Question 7

Describe the costs of deforestation.

Accepted Answer

Flooding, leading to disease a

Question 8

Why might it be in the direct economic interest of the United States to finance rain forest conservation programs in the Amazon?

Accepted Answer

Answers may include global war

Question 9

What is the relationship between debt, falling commodity prices and rainforest degradation?

Accepted Answer

Discussed

Question 10

The annual income that can be consumed without diminishing the total capital assets of a nation is

Accepted Answer

A) purchasing power parity income. 
B) sustainable national income. 
C) environmental capital stock. 
D)  per capita income. 
A) purchasing power parity income. 
B) sustainable national income. 
C) environmental capital stock. 
D)  per capita income.

Question 11

Debt-for-nature swaps are most generally

Accepted Answer

A) beneficial only to the developing country. 
B) beneficial only to the developed country. 
C) beneficial only to the bank which can write off the debt. 
D)  beneficial to all countries. 
A) beneficial only to the developing country. 
B) beneficial only to the developed country. 
C) beneficial only to the bank which can write off the debt. 
D)  beneficial to all countries.

Question 12

Describe the effect of the loss of biodiversity on productivity and health.

Accepted Answer

Reduced adaptability

Question 13

Describe the costs of water pollution.

Accepted Answer

Disease and death; poor household hygien

Question 14

The cost of rainforest preservation can be lowered for developing countries by

Accepted Answer

A) the development of alternative rainforest products. 
B) research on agriculture in rainforest soils. 
C) encouraging rainforest settlement of the poor. 
D)  subsidies for activities like cattle raising. 
A) the development of alternative rainforest products. 
B) research on agriculture in rainforest soils. 
C) encouraging rainforest settlement of the poor. 
D)  subsidies for activities like cattle raising.

Question 15

An example of a biomass fuel is

Accepted Answer

A) coal. 
B) nuclear fuel. 
C) manure. 
D)  oil. 
A) coal. 
B) nuclear fuel. 
C) manure. 
D)  oil.

Question 16

The portion of a country's overall assets that is directly related to the environment, such as forests and soil quality, is known as

Accepted Answer

A) environmental capital. 
B) debt-for-nature swaps. 
C) protected areas. 
D)  common property assets. 
A) environmental capital. 
B) debt-for-nature swaps. 
C) protected areas. 
D)  common property assets.

Question 17

Explain what developed countries can do to respond constructively to the environmental damage being done in developing countries.

Accepted Answer

Discussed at the end

Question 18

A major cause of environmental degradation in developing countries is

Accepted Answer

A) debt-for-nature swaps. 
B) poverty. 
C) a lack of public transportation. 
D)  land reform. 
A) debt-for-nature swaps. 
B) poverty. 
C) a lack of public transportation. 
D)  land reform.

Question 19

Which of the following conditions is violated if there is a free rider problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Universality 
B) Exclusivity 
C) Transferability 
D)  Enforceability 
A) Universality 
B) Exclusivity 
C) Transferability 
D)  Enforceability

Question 20

In what way do developing countries make the largest contribution to the global concentrations of greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

A) Vehicle emissions 
B) Deforestation 
C) Mining 
D)  Irrigation 
A) Vehicle emissions 
B) Deforestation 
C) Mining 
D)  Irrigation

Describe the basic issues involved in setting up a system of national accounts that includes the value of environmental capital and its loss.

Discuss the relationship between poverty, growth, and the environment.

In what way is better protection of the environment a possible result of successful development?

A resource that is publicly owned and allocated under a system of unrestricted access is known as

What are the main environmental challenges facing the Philippines? What are the key ingredients of PA 21, the government plan to deal with these?

Recurrent flooding in Bangladesh is causing the land area of the country to shrink. In what ways might environmental mismanagement play a role in explaining this phenomenon?

Describe the costs of deforestation.

Why might it be in the direct economic interest of the United States to finance rain forest conservation programs in the Amazon?

What is the relationship between debt, falling commodity prices and rainforest degradation?

The annual income that can be consumed without diminishing the total capital assets of a nation is

Debt-for-nature swaps are most generally

Describe the effect of the loss of biodiversity on productivity and health.

Describe the costs of water pollution.

The cost of rainforest preservation can be lowered for developing countries by

An example of a biomass fuel is

The portion of a country's overall assets that is directly related to the environment, such as forests and soil quality, is known as

Explain what developed countries can do to respond constructively to the environmental damage being done in developing countries.

A major cause of environmental degradation in developing countries is

Which of the following conditions is violated if there is a free rider problem?

In what way do developing countries make the largest contribution to the global concentrations of greenhouse gases?

Economics, Institutions, and Development: a Global Perspective

Comparative Economic Development

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

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

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Exam 10: The Environment and Development

Describe the basic issues involved in setting up a system of national accounts that includes the value of environmental capital and its loss.

Discuss the relationship between poverty, growth, and the environment.

In what way is better protection of the environment a possible result of successful development?

A resource that is publicly owned and allocated under a system of unrestricted access is known as

What are the main environmental challenges facing the Philippines? What are the key ingredients of PA 21, the government plan to deal with these?

Recurrent flooding in Bangladesh is causing the land area of the country to shrink. In what ways might environmental mismanagement play a role in explaining this phenomenon?

Describe the costs of deforestation.

Why might it be in the direct economic interest of the United States to finance rain forest conservation programs in the Amazon?

What is the relationship between debt, falling commodity prices and rainforest degradation?

The annual income that can be consumed without diminishing the total capital assets of a nation is

Debt-for-nature swaps are most generally

Describe the effect of the loss of biodiversity on productivity and health.

Describe the costs of water pollution.

The cost of rainforest preservation can be lowered for developing countries by

An example of a biomass fuel is

The portion of a country's overall assets that is directly related to the environment, such as forests and soil quality, is known as

Explain what developed countries can do to respond constructively to the environmental damage being done in developing countries.

A major cause of environmental degradation in developing countries is

Which of the following conditions is violated if there is a free rider problem?

In what way do developing countries make the largest contribution to the global concentrations of greenhouse gases?

Economics, Institutions, and Development: a Global Perspective

Comparative Economic Development

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

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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