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WorksheetsIBGP.3.1 Defining & Measuring Development Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 44mins
A sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
positive freedom
development
relative poverty
Total value of all the goods and services produced in an economy, a measure of national income is _____________.
Absolute Poverty
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Purchasing
Power Parity (PPP)
Human Development Index (HDI)
Positive freedom would BEST identify with gaining
financial wealth
opportunity
knowledge
resources
The ‘international dollar,’ that takes account of the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of different countries, is sometimes used to identify the
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)
Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Which is NOT applied to the Happy Planet Index (HPI)?
Life Expectancy
Per Capita Income
Inequality of outcomes
Ecological Footprint
Theory that there is a single, linear path to development, reflected in the transformation of western countries from traditional, pre-industrial, agrarian societies to industrial and mass consumption ones.
Modernization Theory
Marxism
North-South Divide
Sustainable Development
Check all that would apply to the Alternative View of poverty and development.
Promotes economic growth and free markets
Humanistic view of poverty that emphasizes opportunity, freedom and
empowerment.
Ecological balance, sustainability and conservation of the ‘global commons’
(water, land, air, forest).
Social and cultural inclusion through respect for cultural diversity and the
interests of marginalized groups such as women and indigenous groups.
When analyzing development, a realist would be most aligned with which economic philosophy?
Promote free trade and globalization
Mercantilism/ Protectionism
Marxist-Socialism
Kleptocracy
Physical, mental, and social health, and the opportunities they have to create meaningful futures are people's ____________.
wealth.
well-beings.
sustainable development
freedoms.
__________ measures wealth using countries' natural, manufactured, human and social capital.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Happy Planet Index (HPI)
Human Development Index (HDI)
Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI)
Check all that would apply towards Neo-Marxists views on development.
Limited by religion, authoritarian regimes, and corruption.
Neo-colonialism replaced traditional imperialism.
The IMF & World Bank favor developing countries at the expense of the developed.
Class warfare is global. That is, the advanced states core areas are the new ownership class. The developing peripheral areas where labor is performed represents the modern proletariat.
The pro-economic growth and pro-market perspective of development would be BEST characterized by the ___________ View.
Realist
Orthodox
Alternative
Neo-Marxist
Check ALL that applies towards the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI).
Higher education is a "social net positive."
ANY man-made effect on the environment is a "net negative."
Loss of political freedoms like voting are a "net negative."
Income inequality is an "economic net positive."
Check all that apply towards the "Southern Consensus."
Only applies to Sub-Sahara African and South American states.
Great role for state intervention than acceptable to economic liberalists.
It is a real-world application of the Alternative View towards development.
Combines growth-orientated economic policies with a sensitivity to local and regional needs and interests, placing stress on cultural diversity, ecological balance and self-reliance.
Depending on if you are applying US$ or International$ to measure GDP, the two largest economies in the world are
China and Japan
China and the United States
Japan and Germany
United States and Russia
Which country below would LEAST likely be among those at the top of the Corruption Perception Index?
Norway
North Korea
Venezuela
Afghanistan
A supporter of the liberal view towards development would LEAST agree with
free trade
nationalization of major industries.
financial deregulation
self-regulated free markets
The difference between absolute and relative poverty can be BEST summed up that
one uses US$, the other International$ to measure the poverty line.
ONLY absolute poverty relates to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
ONLY relative poverty can be objectively defined.
poverty is a social, and not
merely physiological, phenomenon.
Policies, projects and investments that provide benefits today without sacrificing environmental, social and personal health in the future.
well-beings
sustainable development
relative poverty
Orthodox View towards development
Check all that apply towards Rostow's stages of economic growth.
High Mass Consumption is the 5th Stage
1st Stage is Traditional Societies
Take off occurs during the 2nd stage.
Drive to take off is the 3rd Stage
