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Key Concepts in Global Development

The document consists of a series of questions related to global development, poverty, and economic measures, including definitions of poverty rates, GDP per capita, and the Gini coefficient. It also explores concepts such as human development, neoliberalism, and the impact of social classes on economic growth. Additionally, it addresses regional development issues and the role of social capital in development.

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Key Concepts in Global Development

The document consists of a series of questions related to global development, poverty, and economic measures, including definitions of poverty rates, GDP per capita, and the Gini coefficient. It also explores concepts such as human development, neoliberalism, and the impact of social classes on economic growth. Additionally, it addresses regional development issues and the role of social capital in development.

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1

MDG1 is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. What does the UN


currently define as the global poverty rate?
• a. $1 a day
• b. $0.5 a day
• c. $1.25 a day
• d. $2 a day
2
What is GDP Per capita (at Constant Rate) as per World Bank in 2021?
a. $2271
b. $1850
c. $1961
d. $2153
3
Who among the following introduced the concept of human
development?
a. Amartya Sen
b. Mahbub-ul-haq
c. Jean Drèze
d. A&B
e. A&C
4
What is the most typically used measure of a country's level of
development?
a. Technological innovation
b. Mobility
c. Income
d. Gender equity
5
What does the Gini coefficient measure?
a. General efficiency of the economic system
b. Rule of law
c. Poverty
d. Inequality
6
A central debate about the causes of development in the twentieth
century was between which of the following perspectives?
a. States and markets
b. Equity and reciprocity perspectives
c. GDP and GNI
d. North versus South
7
What do proponents of neoliberalism think about development?
a. Development is basically random
b. Development is a matter of culture
c. Development is best accomplished using the free market.
d. Development is the state's responsibility
8
The author most known for arguing that economic development and
social change arise from the interactions of social classes was:
a. Thomas Friedman
b. Hendrik Spruyt
c. Milton Friedman
d. Karl Marx
9
How would social scientists characterize China's approach to securing
economic growth over the last several decades?
a. Export-led growth
b. Agro-export production
c. Debt-dependent growth
d. Import-substituting industrialization
10
On which of the following economic measures does the United States
lead the world?
a. Lowest level of poverty
b. Lowest level of inequality
c. Highest overall GDP
d. Highest GDP per capita
11
Which of the following world regions includes many cases often cited
by proponents of state-led development?
a. Africa
b. East Asia
c. North America
d. Latin America
12
Which of the following regions includes many cases that development
scholars consider to have been problematic over the last several
decades?
a. India
b. Africa
c. East Asia
d. Latin America
13
Which of the following terms overlaps closely with the concepts of
social connections and trust?
a. Social capital
b. Human capital
c. Physical capital
d. Economic capital
14
Jared Diamond's argument about the causes of development focuses
on structural factors beyond a country's control, most notably:
a. Geography
b. Extractive institutions
c. Culture
d. Political leadership

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