01 Feb In a state that is practically

Midterm Part 1

Question 1

What is meant by the criticism that development is an attempt to “force the poor countries of the world…into a ‘single cultural model'”? Choose the BEST answer.

Question 2

What was the goal of the Bretton Woods conference in 1944?

Question 3

Why is Anthony’s job so desirable?

Question 4

Which of the following BEST explains what is meant by the statement “development is often much bigger than just material progress”?

Question 5

What does the term Global South refer to?

Question 6

What does it mean if a country has a “fixed” exchange rate?

Question 7

Which of the following statements about Barbados’s economic crisis is true?

Question 8

In which of the following ways does the World Bank facilitate development?

Question 9

According to Joseph Stiglitz, the former chief economist of the World Bank, what is the choice poor countries currently face?

Question 10

What was the purpose of the speech given by US Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker in 1985?

Question 11

How do countries “lose twice over” from civil war?

Question 12

According to the report, most deaths during civil war are due to:

Question 13

How long has war in Somalia been going on for?

Question 14

What is the difference between intrastate conflict and traditional war?

Question 15

Which of the following statements about health care and war is true? Choose the BEST answer.

Question 16

How did Mugabe ensure loyalty to his rule after Zimbabwe’s independence?

Question 17

In a state that is practically ruled by a paramilitary group, the paramilitary group will do which of the following?

Question 18

Which of the following is true about Colombia?

Question 19

When a nation is ruled by one large party, there is a tendency to see which of the following outcomes?

Question 20

Which of the following was an outcome of the currency reform in North Korea?