Exam 10: Development and Underdevelopment

What kind of analysis is the following: "Plundering of the Global South was facilitated by the elite class of the metropolitan areas colluding with the elites of south"?

Which strategy was employed by the United States in relation to Latin America from the 1950s to 1970s?

Outline the basic tenets of a neoliberal approach to development.

The United States has been significantly involved covertly and militarily in keeping its neighbours in line with capitalist ideas.What were these strategies and techniques? What were the consequences?

In Country X,the land-owning elite were powerful enough to influence the government.The subsequent removal of tariffs by the government,while benefitting the landowners,negatively impacted the local company Acme Manufacturing.As a result,Acme Manufacturing was no longer financially viable and had to shut down.Which term describes the policy that was enacted by the government?

Minimal state involvement with the economy and development is a core neoliberal belief.What does the text conclude about the countries where rapid development has occurred in the Global South?

According to the text's use of the concept,what is neoliberalism?

In 1996,military police in Brazil killed 22 landless workers who were protesting for agrarian reform,equality,justice,and peace.Every year on the anniversary of the massacre,organizations commemorate the International Day of Peasant Struggle as part of efforts to achieve the same goals as the 22 workers.What aspect of neoliberalism do these protests call attention to?

A major research study involving 38 percent of the world's population in developing countries concluded that prices in these countries were much higher than expected.What are the implications of these higher costs in those areas?

Which statement reflects Lester Brown's comments on China's development?

Prior to the Industrial Revolution,manufacturing consisted largely of rural and labour-intensive activities.Consequently,what was the global manufacturing situation of that time?

Which nation initiated the slave trade near the mouth of the Congo River around 1500?

Sara needs to work to ensure that her children have a good life and receive a good education at a private school.However,she cannot find work in her country that will meet her economic needs and she must travel to a more developed country and send money home.This situation is an indication that a government policy has failed to deliver its economic promise.Which policy is it?

You watch an economist being interviewed: she speaks passionately against government regulation of business and financial institutions,saying,"The markets will correct themselves." What type of economist would this person be?

According to the text,what has the term development come to mean in the period after World War II?

Offer a critical analysis of Jared Diamond's thesis of historical and geographic influences on development.

What was the domino theory?

According to the text,why is development an important issue for many Canadians?

Hojohn has a sophisticated plan to build his own business.He has laid out timelines and budgets and has sourced suppliers and possible locations for his factory.While he is still in university,he is already demonstrating his ambition and desire to achieve success.According to the text,what title would be given to Hojohn?

When did social movements start challenging the neoliberal development model?