Questions and Answers of Development An Introduction

Investigate the demographic, social and economic effects of high rates of HIV/AIDS infection in selected countries.
Summarise the key features of the 'entitlement approach', and evaluate the advantages and problems of this approach in ensuring food security in specific countries or regions.
Select two countries, one with a pro-natalist population policy and another with an anti-natalist policy. Consider the reasons for the adoption of these policies and the likely effects on population
With reference to specific case studies, examine the relationships between people and resources. Evaluate the merits and problems of Malthus' and Boserup's perspectives.
For one developing nation, outline and assess the national development strategies employed since 1947.
'Old development theories never die. In fact, they don't even seem to fade away!" Discuss.
Examine the extent to which Vance's mercantile model can be seen as a graphical representation of classical dependency theory. >
Assess the extent to which 'modern' development theories have been discredited by the rise of so-called 'alternative' and 'postmodern' approaches.
Select a particular country in the Global South. What are the prospects for smallholder agriculture in this country? Find out as much as you can concerning its economy, its environmental conditions
Why has gender mainstreaming been so hard to achieve in rural development policies?
Why is it hard for 'outsiders' to understand the realities of rural living in the Global South?
Illustrate the suggestion that there is nothing simple about survival in the drylands.
Review the evidence given in the chapter to suggest that there are no 'blueprints' or 'standard packages' for rural development.
'Environmental problems in cities of the Global South require good governance.' Discuss.
Assess the extent to which the term 'self-help' aids our understanding of both housing and employment in societies of the Global South.
Examine the evidence suggesting that cities in the South are not converging on a global norm, i.e. the Northern model in respect of their urban functions and management.
Examine the contention that sustainably managing the rapid growth of cities is one of the world's major development challenges.
'Rapid urbanisation, slow everything else.' Examine this statement in relation to urbanisation in the South and the challenges.
Examine the levels of aid given by different countries and the progress in achieving the 0.70 per cent target of Gross National Income for aid to poor countries. What types of aid do you feel should
Investigate the significance of debt with reference to selected countries in the South. Suggest some possible strategies for overcoming the debt burden.
What do you feel are the implications of the greater involvement of the BRICS countries in world trade and investment?
How might governments in countries in the South ensure that local people gain greater benefit from the development of international tourism?
Select a single commodity which is produced in a poor country and is traded internationally. Examine the significance of the commodity in the producing country's economy, and suggest how improved
Review the arguments that NGOs may be best placed to promote more sustainable development processes. Consider the major contemporary challenges for these institutions to deliver in this way.
Can further trade liberalisation deliver environmental conservation?
Has the Global Financial Crisis since 2008 undermined the international financial institutions irrevocably?
In what ways could good governance be a means or an end in development?
How successful do you think the Millennium Development Goals have been?
How important do you consider the 'mega-summitry' hosted by the United Nations, such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and the Rio+20 conference in 2012, has been in changing patterns of development
Investigate in more depth current energy policies in India and China what factors do you think are key to the prospects for lower carbon development in these countries?
Do you think that targets on greenhouse gas emissions should be legally binding?
Investigate the notion of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' within the ongoing development of the international agreements on climate change. What do you think should be the
Research in more depth the problems of data accuracy in relation to deforestation, biodiversity or soil erosion.
What is more damaging to the environment, poverty or affluence?
This chapter has focused on global patterns of the complex interrelationships between resources, the environment and development. Compile a list of evidence that you can find locally, regionally and

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