Question 1

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 C

Question 2

Explain why purchasing power parity measures of income levels tend to show a smaller difference between poor and rich countries.

Accepted Answer

PPP measures show the number of units of developing country currency required to purchase a basket of goods and services in the developing country market that costs
one dollar in the U.S.Prices for most services tend to be much cheaper in developing countries than in the U.S.

Question 3

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the levelof 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. D

Question 4

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 5

In what way does nationalism tend to be a hindering force in attaining modern economic growth and development,and in what way a facilitating force?

Accepted Answer

This is a question t

Question 6

Which of the following is a low-income country?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What are the three major components of economic growth?

Accepted Answer

Capital accumulation

Question 8

What are some of the main ways in which the economies of developing countries differ from one another?

Accepted Answer

See the Ke

Question 9

How many people still live on less than the equivalent of $1.25 per day (new definition of "extreme poverty")?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 million. 
B) 500 million. 
C) 1.4 billion. 
D) 2.2 billion. 
A) 100 million. 
B) 500 million. 
C) 1.4 billion. 
D) 2.2 billion.

Question 10

Explain how low levels of living can turn into a vicious cycle in developing countries.

Accepted Answer

See the section on l

Question 11

An example of an upper-middle income country is

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) Nigeria. 
A) India. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) Nigeria.

Question 12

About how many people lack access to safe water?

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 13

Which of the following is not an upper-middle income country?

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil 
B) South Africa 
C) Pakistan 
D) Argentina 
A) Brazil 
B) South Africa 
C) Pakistan 
D) Argentina

Question 14

Which of the following African countries has experienced widespread death and destruction due to ethnic or clan based conflict in the previous decade?

Accepted Answer

A) Rwanda 
B) Sudan 
C) Somalia 
D) all of the above 
A) Rwanda 
B) Sudan 
C) Somalia 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Why might the use of more advanced technology not be a sufficient condition for sustained economic growth?

Accepted Answer

It may require an inefficientl

Question 16

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

Question 17

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

A) life expectancy at birth. 
B) real GDP per capita. 
C) infant mortality rate. 
D) adult literacy rate. 
A) life expectancy at birth. 
B) real GDP per capita. 
C) infant mortality rate. 
D) adult literacy rate.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy,educ

Question 19

The combined GDP of developing countries constitutes approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent of global GDP. 
B) 20 percent of global GDP. 
C) 30 percent of global GDP. 
D) 40 percent of global GDP. 
A) 5 percent of global GDP. 
B) 20 percent of global GDP. 
C) 30 percent of global GDP. 
D) 40 percent of global GDP.

Question 20

Explain the lingering effects of colonialism and how it is still playing a role in hindering economic development in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

Answers should be based on the

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

Explain why purchasing power parity measures of income levels tend to show a smaller difference between poor and rich countries.

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

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

In what way does nationalism tend to be a hindering force in attaining modern economic growth and development,and in what way a facilitating force?

Which of the following is a low-income country?

What are the three major components of economic growth?

What are some of the main ways in which the economies of developing countries differ from one another?

How many people still live on less than the equivalent of $1.25 per day (new definition of "extreme poverty")?

Explain how low levels of living can turn into a vicious cycle in developing countries.

An example of an upper-middle income country is

About how many people lack access to safe water?

Which of the following is not an upper-middle income country?

Which of the following African countries has experienced widespread death and destruction due to ethnic or clan based conflict in the previous decade?

Why might the use of more advanced technology not be a sufficient condition for sustained economic growth?

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

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index?

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

The combined GDP of developing countries constitutes approximately

Explain the lingering effects of colonialism and how it is still playing a role in hindering economic development in the developing world.

Introducing Economic 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 Rural-Urban 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,debt,financial Crises,and Stabilization Policies

Foreign Finance,investment,aid,and Conflict: Controversies and Opportunities

Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development

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Exam 2: Comparative Economic Development

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

Explain why purchasing power parity measures of income levels tend to show a smaller difference between poor and rich countries.

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

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

In what way does nationalism tend to be a hindering force in attaining modern economic growth and development,and in what way a facilitating force?

Which of the following is a low-income country?

What are the three major components of economic growth?

What are some of the main ways in which the economies of developing countries differ from one another?

How many people still live on less than the equivalent of $1.25 per day (new definition of "extreme poverty")?

Explain how low levels of living can turn into a vicious cycle in developing countries.

An example of an upper-middle income country is

About how many people lack access to safe water?

Which of the following is not an upper-middle income country?

Which of the following African countries has experienced widespread death and destruction due to ethnic or clan based conflict in the previous decade?

Why might the use of more advanced technology not be a sufficient condition for sustained economic growth?

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

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index?

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

The combined GDP of developing countries constitutes approximately

Explain the lingering effects of colonialism and how it is still playing a role in hindering economic development in the developing world.

Introducing Economic 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 Rural-Urban 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,debt,financial Crises,and Stabilization Policies

Foreign Finance,investment,aid,and Conflict: Controversies and Opportunities

Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development

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