The ___ refers to economic policies that emphasize consumption
Consumerism
Developmentalism
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A culture that is permeated by consumerism can be referred to as a ___ culture
Market
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Consumer
Beginning in the 1990s, the most frequent reason given for attending college had changed ___
To becoming an authority in a field of helping others in difficulty, on top of make a lot of money
To make a lot of money, on top, of reasons such as becoming an authority in a field of helping others in difficulty
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What is the correct statement?
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The rich try to imitate poverty
The poor try to imitate wealth
Poverty is the shortage of common things such as food, clothing, shelter, and safe drinking water, everything that determines the quality of life. it may also include lack of access to opportunities such as ___ that help escape poverty and/or allow one to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens
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Sport and leisure
Education and employment
In addition to income inequality, an unequal distribution of land can also contribute to ___ levels of poverty
High
Low
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70 percent of the population in poor countries is often ___
Rural
Urban
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The ___ of natural resources says that poor management of resource revenues may mean that rather than lifting countries out of poverty, revenues from such activities as petroleum production or gold mining actually lead to poverty of the common people
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Curse
Blessing
Lack of access to birth control methods ___ poverty
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Improves
Worses
Discrimitation ___ poverty
Worses
Improves
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___ agriculture often leads to a vicious cycle of depletion of soil fertility and decreases agricultural production, thereby increasing poverty
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Intensive
Extensive
___ poverty considers poverty as socially defined and dependent on the social context, therefore it's a measure of income inequality
Absolute
Relative
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If we have three people who earn 1 euro, 2 euros and 10 euros, the median income would be ___
3
4.5
2
Debt relief ___ poverty
Reduces
Increases
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Land redistribution ___ poverty
Worses
Improves
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The United Nations target for development aid is ___% of GDP
1.7
0.7
2.7
In most cases what is the correct statement?
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Govenment aid can be more effective that aid from non-governmental organizations
Help from non-governmental organizations can be more effective than govenment aid
One of the "Quick earnings" of the Sachs Report is access to ___ health information
Sexual and reproductive
Asexual
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One of the "Quick earnings" of the Sachs Report is improving land for the construction of ___
Chalets with swimmingpool and central air conditioning
Houses of public promotion
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Underdeveloped countries have an unbalanced trade balance resulting from their dependence on primary products that ___ vulnerable to being replaced by synthetic substitutes (jute, cotton, etc.)
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Aren't
Are
___ Theory highlights the positive role played by the developed world in modernizing and facilitating sustainable development in underdeveloped nations
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Development
Modernization
___ Debt (or foreign debt) is that part of the total debt in a country that is owed to creditors from outside the country
Internal
External
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Some economists argue ___ debt forgiveness on the grounds that it would motivate countries to delay paying their debts, or deliberately to borrow more than they can afford, and that this wouldn't prevent a recurrence of the problem