Question 1

MDGs

Accepted Answer

They were ground-breaking because they
focused on measurable goals for poverty
reduction, and had a deadline

Question 2

SDGs

Accepted Answer

They succeeded the MDGs and focused on
inequality, climate change, and had a
holistic view

Question 3

distribution of income

Accepted Answer

it is measured by the Gini coefficient

Question 4

colonialism

Accepted Answer

the practice of domination and control by
one nation over the other

Question 5

neoliberalism

Accepted Answer

the economic school of thought that is
characterized by minimal state
intervention in the economy

Question 6

delinking

Accepted Answer

A country's intentional separation of their
economy from the global economy

Question 7

post-development

Accepted Answer

The rejection of the entire paradigm of
development

Question 8

cosmopolitanism

Accepted Answer

the argument that the moral obligation to
address the needs of the poor does not
end at the national boundaries

Question 9

GDP per capita

Accepted Answer

It is a measure of economic growth but
fails to reflect poverty levels

Question 10

trickle-down effect

Accepted Answer

the belief that growth in the national
economy would eventually reach the
poorest segments of society and benefit
most people

Question 11

neo-colonialism

Accepted Answer

The existence of external influence over
other countries through unequal economic
ties

Question 12

developmental state

Accepted Answer

A type of state that successfully pushed
development forward, characterized by
professionalized bureaucracies that were
autonomous from social and political
pressures (usually associated with the
'Asian tiger' economies)

Question 13

self-determination

Accepted Answer

the right of a people to establish and run
their own political, economic, social,
cultural, and religious systems

Question 14

GNI / GDP per capita

Accepted Answer

the indicator that helped development
discourse argue that the majority of the
world is 'underdeveloped'

Question 15

human development index (HDI)

Accepted Answer

A measure of development that measures
health, education, and income

Question 16

relative poverty

Accepted Answer

Poverty that does not threaten a person's
daily survival but makes it difficult to
participate fully in society

Question 17

social capital

Accepted Answer

the willingness of individuals in a society
to cooperate ni the pursuit of shared goals

Question 18

Keynesian economics

Accepted Answer

policies used to stimulate economic
growth through state intervention in
market processes, based on the idea that
capitalist markets require state regulation

Question 19

white mans burden

Accepted Answer

The justification for colonialism that it is a
mission to bring progress and civilization
to non-Europeans

Question 20

post-development theory

Accepted Answer

the notion that "development" needs to
be laid to rest, and that there is no
universal model for development

Question 21

Harry Truman

Accepted Answer

His Inaugural Address is usually referred to
when talking about the modern concept of
development

Question 22

fourth world

Accepted Answer

The most underprivileged and oppressed
peoples within developed countries and
Third World countries

Question 23

third world

Accepted Answer

A term coined by the French
demographer Alfred Sauvy to refer to
countries outside the capitalist and
communist power blocs

Question 24

scramble for Africa

Accepted Answer

The term that refers to the late nineteenth century European colonization of
Africa

Question 25

modernization theory

Accepted Answer

nations develop by moving
from traditional societies to developed,
consumerism societies by following
distinct stages and fulfilling certain criteria
in each stage. Usually associated with
Rostow's stages of development

Question 26

critical poltical theory

Accepted Answer

The focus on what is wrong with excessive
wealth and privilege and how wealth is
created and distributed

Question 27

development as an amoeba

Accepted Answer

A term coined by Wolfgang Sachs,
describing how development has become
shapeless and can mean "just about
anything", because of many different, new
definitions

Question 28

capability approach

Accepted Answer

A method of understanding poverty that
argues that development should be
measured by an individual's ability to
make choices that allow them to live their
lives in ways they value

Question 29

rights-based approaches

Accepted Answer

These approaches to global justice and
poverty justify moral claims on the basis of
fundamental entitlement to act or be
treated in specific ways

Question 30

development tourist

Accepted Answer

Someone who works as a development
consultant and dispenses advice with little
knowledge of local conditions

Question 31

english east India company

Accepted Answer

Arguably the most powerful chartered
company in the British Empire

Question 32

dependency theory

Accepted Answer

The theory that Western countries want to
continue the dependency of developing
countries on developed ones as was in the
colonial era.

Question 33

Karl Marx

Accepted Answer

He inspired critiques of political economy
that argue that the persistent inequalities
exist due to capitalism

Question 34

anti-politics machine

Accepted Answer

The argument that development
depoliticizes issues of poverty by reducing
them to technical problems that can be
solved through development projects
(dams, agricultural projects, etc.)

Question 35

spain and portugal

Accepted Answer

They began exploring Africa and Asia in
the late fifteenth century to have access to
trade for goods like gold, spices, and
textiles

Question 36

Walt. W. Rostow

Accepted Answer

An economist that proposed a five-stage
model for economic development

Question 37

The Marshall Plan, Cold War ideology, the
push for independence from colonial rule

Accepted Answer

Factors that helped explain the rise of "the
development project"

Question 38

Post-development theory critique

Accepted Answer

One of its critiques is that it embodies a
"romantic image of the noble savage"

Term	Definition
MDGs	They were ground-breaking because they focused on measurable goals for poverty reduction, and had a deadline
SDGs	They succeeded the MDGs and focused on inequality, climate change, and had a holistic view
distribution of income	it is measured by the Gini coefficient
colonialism	the practice of domination and control by one nation over the other
neoliberalism	the economic school of thought that is characterized by minimal state intervention in the economy
delinking	A country's intentional separation of their economy from the global economy
post-development	The rejection of the entire paradigm of development
cosmopolitanism	the argument that the moral obligation to address the needs of the poor does not end at the national boundaries
GDP per capita	It is a measure of economic growth but fails to reflect poverty levels
trickle-down effect	the belief that growth in the national economy would eventually reach the poorest segments of society and benefit most people
neo-colonialism	The existence of external influence over other countries through unequal economic ties
developmental state	A type of state that successfully pushed development forward, characterized by professionalized bureaucracies that were autonomous from social and political pressures (usually associated with the 'Asian tiger' economies)
self-determination	the right of a people to establish and run their own political, economic, social, cultural, and religious systems
GNI / GDP per capita	the indicator that helped development discourse argue that the majority of the world is 'underdeveloped'
human development index (HDI)	A measure of development that measures health, education, and income
relative poverty	Poverty that does not threaten a person's daily survival but makes it difficult to participate fully in society
social capital	the willingness of individuals in a society to cooperate ni the pursuit of shared goals
Keynesian economics	policies used to stimulate economic growth through state intervention in market processes, based on the idea that capitalist markets require state regulation
white mans burden	The justification for colonialism that it is a mission to bring progress and civilization to non-Europeans
post-development theory	the notion that "development" needs to be laid to rest, and that there is no universal model for development
Harry Truman	His Inaugural Address is usually referred to when talking about the modern concept of development
fourth world	The most underprivileged and oppressed peoples within developed countries and Third World countries
third world	A term coined by the French demographer Alfred Sauvy to refer to countries outside the capitalist and communist power blocs
scramble for Africa	The term that refers to the late nineteenth century European colonization of Africa
modernization theory	nations develop by moving from traditional societies to developed, consumerism societies by following distinct stages and fulfilling certain criteria in each stage. Usually associated with Rostow's stages of development
critical poltical theory	The focus on what is wrong with excessive wealth and privilege and how wealth is created and distributed
development as an amoeba	A term coined by Wolfgang Sachs, describing how development has become shapeless and can mean "just about anything", because of many different, new definitions
capability approach	A method of understanding poverty that argues that development should be measured by an individual's ability to make choices that allow them to live their lives in ways they value
rights-based approaches	These approaches to global justice and poverty justify moral claims on the basis of fundamental entitlement to act or be treated in specific ways
development tourist	Someone who works as a development consultant and dispenses advice with little knowledge of local conditions
english east India company	Arguably the most powerful chartered company in the British Empire
dependency theory	The theory that Western countries want to continue the dependency of developing countries on developed ones as was in the colonial era.
Karl Marx	He inspired critiques of political economy that argue that the persistent inequalities exist due to capitalism
anti-politics machine	The argument that development depoliticizes issues of poverty by reducing them to technical problems that can be solved through development projects (dams, agricultural projects, etc.)
spain and portugal	They began exploring Africa and Asia in the late fifteenth century to have access to trade for goods like gold, spices, and textiles
Walt. W. Rostow	An economist that proposed a five-stage model for economic development
The Marshall Plan, Cold War ideology, the push for independence from colonial rule	Factors that helped explain the rise of "the development project"
Post-development theory critique	One of its critiques is that it embodies a "romantic image of the noble savage"

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