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Are living standards in developed and developing countries converging? Give evidence to support your answer.

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Question 2

Most successful examples of modern economic growth have occurred in a country with

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A)  a temperate-zone climate.
B)  a market economy.
C)  exports of manufactured goods.
D)  all of the above.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

About how many people lack access to basic sanitation?

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A)  20 million
B)  200 million
C)  500 million
D)  1 billion
E)  2 billionF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

What are remittances and what role do they in developing countries? How could this potentially benefit an economy?

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Question 5

One of the components of the human development index is

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A)  the percentage of the population who are high school graduates.
B)  the average daily intake of protein.
C)  life expectancy at birth.
D)  the number of doctors per hundred people in the population.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Neutral technological progress occurs when

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A)  higher output levels are achieved with the same quantity and combinations of factor inputs.
B)  higher output levels are achieved by more capital intensive methods.
C)  higher output levels are achieved by more labor intensive methods.
D)  higher output levels are achieved.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

A newly industrialized country is

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A)  the same as a high-income country.
B)  any country that has experienced sustained growth in industry.
C)  a special classification given to some upper-middle income countries that have achieved relatively advanced manufacturing sectors.
D)  any country that has moved out of lower income status.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Carefully explain some of the similar problems faced by otherwise diverse countries in Africa,Asia,and Latin America.

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Question 9

The number of units of developing country currency required to purchase a basket of goods and services in a developing country that costs one dollar in the U.S.is given by

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A)  GNI price deflator.
B)  Human Development Index ranking.
C)  purchasing power parity.
D)  the exchange rate.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

About how many malnourished children under age five are there in the developing world?

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A)  20 million
B)  150 million
C)  500 million
D)  1 billion
E)  2 billionF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

If countries are first ranked by level of real GDP per capita,and then by the value of the Human Development Index,would you expect the ranking of countries to be similar or different? Explain.

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Question 12

Conditions of today's developed countries at the start of their industrialization differ from conditions in the developing world in that

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A)  population growth rates were higher.
B)  more advanced technology was available.
C)  there were more opportunities for development assistance.
D)  none of the above.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

In what way(s)do the development paths chosen by Pakistan and Bangladesh differ? What are the main factors that have contributed to these differing paths?

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Question 14

The 2006 Human Development Report reported that the HDI of South Africa was 0.653 (and its rank was 121)and that of the Peru was 0.767 (and its rank was 82).South Africa's per capita income(in PPP dollars)was 11,192 and that of Peru was 5,678.Comment and explain.

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Question 15

What percent of the world's nations have at least five significant ethnic populations?

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A)  0-10
B)  10-20
C)  20-30
D)  30-40
E)  over 40F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

The dependency burden is

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A)  a measure of the degree to which the less developed countries are dependent on the rich industrial countries.
B)  the average number of children that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime.
C)  the number of babies born per 1000 persons.
D)  the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which measure uses a common set of international prices for all goods and services produced?

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A)  purchasing power parity income levels
B)  GNI price deflators
C)  foreign exchange rate conversions to U.S.dollars
D)  the exchange rateE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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