Exam 10: Development and Underdevelopment

Modernization theorists suggest that geography has a lot to do with lack of development regionally.

Western European economies and the United States were inevitably going to be dominant-the slave trade had only minimal impact on their economies.

What are structural adjustment programs? Are they beneficial and necessary or are they the cause of social disorder and misery? Substantiate your position with examples.

As world income increased by an average of 2.5 percent annually,what corresponding change accompanied this increase?

When did inequality between the rich and the poor decrease as a result of Keynesian policies?

What precipitated the Occupy Movement?

Factors not addressed by rapid neoliberal-style economic development in the Global South are things such as pollution and overcrowding.

In the 1970s,which of the following was seen as a challenge to the Keynesian model of economic development?

Janeen asserts that neoliberal policies have benefited Country X and its citizens,basing her argument on the economic success indicators of the country.Joseph posits that neoliberal policies have led to the deterioration of Country X,with citizens experiencing the detrimental effects of air pollution,water pollution,and increased crime and violence.What is the basis for Joseph's argument?

Discuss the success of emerging economies and how and why the measures taken there have helped fuel growth in these countries.

What fundamental criticism has been levied against the Human Development Index (HDI)?

What is popular resistance? Will it succeed?

Tatiana lived in Mexico between 1950 and 1970.When telling her children about her experience growing up in Mexico,what would she be saying to them?

A worker lives on a large piece of land in a southern country where thousands of others are making a subsistence living.Sugar cane is being grown and the land is owned by a wealthy British family.All of the sugar is being exported to Europe.Where is this worker living?

Canada's healthcare program is one of the country's emblems of social policy.However,some economists would argue that such social policies are a hindrance to economic success.Why?

A professor presented the following argument: "The reason it took Brazil so long to develop was that the citizens did not have the drive and 'need for achievement' necessary to develop business and industry." Which approach is this professor drawing arguments from?

What is an example of the costs associated with neoliberal expansion in the developing world?

According to the text,which outcome has resulted from the application of dependency theory to explain underdevelopment in the Third World?

When asked to provide a possible explanation for the underdevelopment in most African countries,Tashia asserts that it is a result of their historical colonization.Which development theory supports this notion?

Kendra is going to a meeting in Latin America that opposes globalization controlled by multinational corporations.She believes that grassroots organizations that focus on the rights of citizens,equality of all peoples,and protection of the environment must grow and obtain control of the globalization process.What meeting is Kendra going to attend?