Question 1

While the global population under extreme poverty has declined, the number of countries categorized as LDCs has remained largely constant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The East Asian miracle describes the rise of the newly industrialized countries in Asia in the 1980s and 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The population in a country living in extreme poverty is best captured by the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gini Index of Inequality 
B)  Human Development Index 
C)  Purchasing Power Parity 
D)  Poverty Headcount Ratio

Question 4

Economic growth, improving living standards, and/or the enhancement of people's control over their own lives can be referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization 
B)  freedom of opportunity 
C)  democratization 
D)  development

Question 5

Increasing a country's wealth and improving the welfare of people is as much a product of planning as it is luck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What constitutes foreign aid, and how is it granted? Discuss the different types and approaches on foreign aid, and assess their merits according to their conditions and how they are distributed.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Measures such as GDP and GDP (PPP) contribute to an understanding of development as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  welfare of people 
B)  level of economic growth 
C)  wealth of places 
D)  evidence of modernization

Question 8

Institutions that are centralized and that require input from the larger society as a whole are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusive institutions 
B)  extractive institutions 
C)  exploitative institutions 
D)  democratic institutions

Question 9

Institutions that favor a small group at the expense of the rest of society are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusive institutions 
B)  extractive institutions 
C)  exploitative institutions 
D)  authoritarian institutions

Question 10

State-run grants offered for developing health-care services for citizens are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  investment 
B)  innovation 
C)  public goods 
D)  creative destruction

Question 11

Extreme poverty refers to the share of the poorest LDCs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Official development assistance can be granted directly to a receiving country via foreign embassies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the competing explanations for why some countries are poor--and remain so. Illustrated with real-world examples, contrast the explanations and form an argument as to which approach makes the strongest case.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Developmental states theory argues that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  there are stages of growth for each society, and that poor countries should replicate rich countries' path of development 
B)  rich countries got rich at the expense of poor countries, and that the international economy structurally favors rich countries 
C)  growth occurs if and when the state plays an active role in investment and innovation to build the competitiveness of national industries 
D)  poor countries can develop quickly and efficiently by focusing on competition and commodification in all parts of life

Question 15

Which of the following provides the best example of Ha-Joon Chang's "kicking away the ladder" argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many developing countries are subject to the one-size-fits-all nature of conditionality and SAPs, which assumes that all poor countries face the same challenges. 
B)  Many developing countries must observe international climate accords that limit industrial expansion even though the developed world did not have to do so. 
C)  Many developing countries are unable to subsidize or protect domestic industries over the course of industrialization even though the developed world did not have to do so. 
D)  Many developing countries are required to comply with enacting structural and economic reforms to receive foreign assistance, but do not do so after they have received the aid.

Question 16

Which of the following emphasizes an economic model featuring state-subsidized economic development focused on global competition, thereby contributing to domestic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural Adjustment Program 
B)  post-Washington Consensus 
C)  export-oriented industrialization 
D)  Beijing Consensus

Question 17

Some aid programs provide assistance directly to citizens, with the understanding that the recipients will know best what to do with the aid they receive. This type of aid is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  microcredit 
B)  conditional cash transfers 
C)  unconditional cash transfers 
D)  microfinance

Question 18

In light of the mixed success of support from the IMF, World Bank, and others, some developing countries have established alternative IGOs such as the New Development Bank in order to ensure better representation and address the challenges of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  global forces 
B)  communications technology 
C)  shifting centers of power 
D)  global governance

Question 19

The share of national income earned by each percentage of the population is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gini Index of Inequality 
B)  Human Development Index 
C)  Purchasing Power Parity 
D)  Poverty Headcount Ratio

Question 20

Solutions for LDCs and their citizens to emerge from poverty abound, both in theory and in practice. Explain the various theories and approaches, and make an argument as to which one provides the most promising road map to development. Use real-world examples to illustrate your claims.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 9: Development: The Challenge of Global Poverty

While the global population under extreme poverty has declined, the number of countries categorized as LDCs has remained largely constant.

The East Asian miracle describes the rise of the newly industrialized countries in Asia in the 1980s and 1990s.

The population in a country living in extreme poverty is best captured by the ______.

Economic growth, improving living standards, and/or the enhancement of people's control over their own lives can be referred to as ______.

Increasing a country's wealth and improving the welfare of people is as much a product of planning as it is luck.

What constitutes foreign aid, and how is it granted? Discuss the different types and approaches on foreign aid, and assess their merits according to their conditions and how they are distributed.

Measures such as GDP and GDP (PPP) contribute to an understanding of development as ______.

Institutions that are centralized and that require input from the larger society as a whole are referred to as ______.

Institutions that favor a small group at the expense of the rest of society are referred to as ______.

State-run grants offered for developing health-care services for citizens are examples of ______.

Extreme poverty refers to the share of the poorest LDCs.

Official development assistance can be granted directly to a receiving country via foreign embassies.

Discuss the competing explanations for why some countries are poor--and remain so. Illustrated with real-world examples, contrast the explanations and form an argument as to which approach makes the strongest case.

Developmental states theory argues that ______.

Which of the following provides the best example of Ha-Joon Chang's "kicking away the ladder" argument?

Which of the following emphasizes an economic model featuring state-subsidized economic development focused on global competition, thereby contributing to domestic growth?

Some aid programs provide assistance directly to citizens, with the understanding that the recipients will know best what to do with the aid they receive. This type of aid is known as ______.

In light of the mixed success of support from the IMF, World Bank, and others, some developing countries have established alternative IGOs such as the New Development Bank in order to ensure better representation and address the challenges of ______.

The share of national income earned by each percentage of the population is the ______.

Solutions for LDCs and their citizens to emerge from poverty abound, both in theory and in practice. Explain the various theories and approaches, and make an argument as to which one provides the most promising road map to development. Use real-world examples to illustrate your claims.