Exam 15: People Defining Development

Basic Ecclesiastical Community’s (BEC) attempt to build social solidarity among scavengers in Cebu City, the Philippines, failed mainly because the __________.

Discuss two examples of development projects that have addressed entitlement deprivations.

Investment in economic growth is the primary strategy of the United Nations' approach called "human development."

What is traditional development anthropology and what is critical development anthropology? Provide an example of each.

What is a life project and how does a life project approach differ from traditional development projects?

In general, countries of Asia have taken the lead in ensuring indigenous people's traditional rights to land and other resources.

The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere is __________.

Thanks to generous international donors, the billions of dollars of aid pledged to Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake reached the people in need within a few weeks of the disaster.

What are some similarities and differences in the problems that indigenous peoples and women face? How have people in each category reacted to these challenges?

What are some examples of indigenous peoples' political activism in response to marginalization?

Estimates of the number of indigenous people worldwide are __________.

International development projects always have a positive effect on human rights.

The issue of violence against women has long been accepted by development policy makers as being of high priority on their agenda.

What is social impact assessment and why is it important?

The approach to development which emphasizes impacts on the environment and controlling the use of nonrenewable resources is called __________.

Over 90 percent of Haiti's forests have been cleared.

The approach to development that emphasizes social equity and most directly goes against a pure growth-oriented approach is referred to as__________ development.

__________ is the most populous country in Africa, with over 140 million people. It has over 250 ethnic groups, with the largest being the Fulani, Hausa, Yorúbà, and Igbo.

Nunavut Province is the newest and largest of Canada's provinces.

What is involved in the anthropological critique of development projects in terms of major findings and/or specific case studies? How has this critique led to improved strategies for improving human welfare?