Question 1

Oxford University economist Kate Raworth's model of "doughnut economics" means that the people in the ring are in a ______ and the people in the hole are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   centralized mindset for national economics; active participants in shaping the global economy.
B)   crisis of falling short on life's essentials; in a ecologically safe and socially just space
C)   group of active participants shaping the global economy; centrally focused on national economics
D)   ecologically safe and socially just space; falling short on life's essentials D

Question 2

Karl Polanyi states that the United States is experiencing a disembodiment of market relations from society. Explain.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Polanyi's assertion means there is separation of the market from society - where privatization and individual market relations trump the kind of social cohesion approached by the mid-twentieth-century development project. That is, class polarization in the United States clearly evidences the reversal of the social model of development, following three decades of neoliberalism. Ironically, while there is much discussion of the decline of the middle class in the United States, a new (global) middle class consolidates across the global South.

Question 3

All of the following countries are experimenting with Universal Basic Income, EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Kenya
C)   Iran
D)   Kazakhstan D

Question 4

Explain the two key problems that underscore the Sustainable Development Goals.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The subsidiarity system, adopted partially by the EU, is where social and political issues are addressed at the level appropriate to their resolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How did the Colonial Project promote development?

Accepted Answer

A)   through an inter-state consensus, with movements for decolonization and the formation of the United Nations
B)   facilitating the rise of industrial capitalism based on the exploitation of non-European lands and peoples
C)   strong welfare and labor organization under colonial rule
D)   a neoliberal counter-revolution against the limitations of economic nationalism cum welfare state politic

Question 7

Meaningful, and sustainable development is always possible via centralized decision-making at higher levels of governance, which usually involve professional "stakeholders."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Commodifying ecosystem services can achieve sustainable food systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Briefly explain the need for a subsidiarity system and it's intended result.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What are the problems that underscore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Accepted Answer

A)   The SDGs were broadened to accommodate gender equity and education but not environmental health.
B)   There is a conventional assumption that development is a national process.
C)   The SDGs do not address unequal power relations producing and resulting from development.
D)   The SDGs' framework has not improved upon the 2000 Millennium Development Goals.

Question 11

All of the following are reasons why development plans for sustainability are difficult to implement, EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the rich and the poor relentlessly pursue separate national interests
B)   sustainability requires active embedding of economic activity in restorative ecological processes
C)   values other than price must be incorporated into the development equation
D)   sustainability produces vastly differing results for the environment, making it semi-reliable

Question 12

How did the Development Project promote development?

Accepted Answer

A)   through an inter-state consensus, with movements for decolonization and the formation of the United Nations
B)   facilitating the rise of industrial capitalism based on the exploitation of non-European lands and peoples
C)   strong welfare and labor organization under colonial rule
D)   a neoliberal counter-revolution against the limitations of economic nationalism cum welfare state politic

Question 13

Degrowth economics is more sustainable than conventional economic growth models because it depends on people making conscious efforts, voluntarily to downsize their economic earnings and consumptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Second International Conference on Degrowth advanced a series of practical proposals and concluded that degrowth must ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   originate in the rich countries
B)   occur in all countries at the same time
C)   occur in all countries but at the varying times
D)   originate in the developing countries

Question 15

The principle of decoupling is intended to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   resist growth with minimal economic risk
B)   dispense with short-term growth imperatives
C)   refocus on protecting long-term social and ecological goals
D)   accelerate the process of decentralization

Question 16

How did the Globalization Project promote development?

Accepted Answer

A)   through an inter-state consensus, with movements for decolonization and the formation of the United Nations
B)   facilitating the rise of industrial capitalism based on the exploitation of non-European lands and peoples
C)   strong welfare and labor organization under colonial rule
D)   a neoliberal counter-revolution against the limitations of economic nationalism cum welfare state politic

Question 17

A new "flourishing" economy would include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)   gravitation toward service-based activities
B)   ecological/green investment
C)   government focus on short-term growth imperatives
D)   work-time policy to reduce working hours and improve work-life balance

Question 18

In what ways did COVID-19 highlight the need for a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?

Accepted Answer

A)   the realization that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations could fund UBI
B)   the fact that voluntary community work is not sufficient to pay for UBI
C)   the need for pandemic-related stimulus payments
D)   the belief that welfare cannot exist alongside UBI

Question 19

How can Universal Basic Income (UBI) be a response to inequality?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

"Our continued erosion of wild spaces" or boundary-crossing, "has brought us uncomfortably close to animals and plants that harbor diseases that can jump to humans."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Towards Sustainable Development

Oxford University economist Kate Raworth's model of "doughnut economics" means that the people in the ring are in a and the people in the hole are .

Karl Polanyi states that the United States is experiencing a disembodiment of market relations from society. Explain.

All of the following countries are experimenting with Universal Basic Income, EXCEPT ______.

Explain the two key problems that underscore the Sustainable Development Goals.

The subsidiarity system, adopted partially by the EU, is where social and political issues are addressed at the level appropriate to their resolution.

How did the Colonial Project promote development?

Meaningful, and sustainable development is always possible via centralized decision-making at higher levels of governance, which usually involve professional "stakeholders."

Commodifying ecosystem services can achieve sustainable food systems.

Briefly explain the need for a subsidiarity system and it's intended result.

What are the problems that underscore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?

All of the following are reasons why development plans for sustainability are difficult to implement, EXCEPT ______.

How did the Development Project promote development?

Degrowth economics is more sustainable than conventional economic growth models because it depends on people making conscious efforts, voluntarily to downsize their economic earnings and consumptions.

The Second International Conference on Degrowth advanced a series of practical proposals and concluded that degrowth must ______.

The principle of decoupling is intended to ______.

How did the Globalization Project promote development?

A new "flourishing" economy would include which of the following:

In what ways did COVID-19 highlight the need for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) ?

How can Universal Basic Income (UBI) be a response to inequality?

"Our continued erosion of wild spaces" or boundary-crossing, "has brought us uncomfortably close to animals and plants that harbor diseases that can jump to humans."