7.5 Theories of Development 2020

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During the Pre-Conditions for Take-off, who creates change in a country?

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elites

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Which is NOT a criticism of the Rostow’s stages of economic growth? Options: all countries will go through all the stages at same speed, the model encouraged exploitation of LDCs, the model was based on the USA and Europe countries, the model suggest a linear in approach yet countries can regress due to pandemics, ignores the size, resources, relative location, political systems and climates of a country.

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all countries will go through all the stages at same speed

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According to Rostow’s theory of Modernization, less developed countries can improve their economies by

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following the path taken by industrial nations

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When comparing Rostow to the Demographic Transition Model, one consequence of the drive to maturity is a(n)

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slowing in the rate of population growth

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According to Wallerstein model, the world economy benefits rich societies and harms other countries. Many of these peripheral countries are

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export-commodity dependent countries that focus on one industry

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_________ stated - "Countries do not exist in isolation but are part of an intertwined world system in which all countries are dependent on each other."

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Wallerstein

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Wallerstein’s World System Theory divides countries of the world into three groups based on all of the following EXCEPT: political power, technological development, social standing, economic development, population.

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population

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Wallerstein’s model provides a framework for analyzing where sector workers in new international division of labor live and work. The semi peripheral countries are home to

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many workers in secondary (t-shirt sewing factory) and tertiary sectors (telemarketers).

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Based upon Wallerstein’s World System Theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a peripheral country? Brazil, Mali, Japan, Germany, China

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Mali

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The best example of a country that has reached the Take-Off stage in Rostow's model is

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Nigeria