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Homework - Economic Development Key Issue #2

As you read the text, identify the average HDI (Human Development index) for each region in the left column and make comments regarding the level of development in the region in the right column.

North America
Europe
Russia
Japan
Oceania
Latin America
East Asia
Southwest Asia & North Africa
Southeast Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

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Homework- Economic Development Key Issue #3

1. Define the following

a. Gender-related Development Index

b. Gender Empowerment Measure

2. Analyze the maps on pages 290-293 and answer the following in a paragraph

a. Where does level of gender development vary?

b. What forces might cause the disparity in development? (in other words, why does gender development vary? Think of the cultural, economic and political forces in play in these different regions)

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Homework - Economic Development Key Issue #4

1. What are the elements of the self-sufficiency approach? / 2. What are some of the problems associated with the self-sufficiency approach?

3. Describe the development through international trade approach

4. Create a diagram/chart that illustrates Rostow’s Development Model

5. Summarize the examples given for the international trade approach

a. The Four Asian Dragons

b. Arabian Peninsula States

6. Identify the problems with the international trade approach

a.

b.


c.

7. Mark each of the following statements, regarding the WTO, as true or false. If false, make them true

______a. The WTO was formed by countries which conduct the majority of international trade

______b. The WTO seeks to increase import quotas and reduce import and export tariffs

______c. Though it can hear accusations, the WTO cannot order remedies

______d. the WTO seeks to eliminate restrictions on the flow of money between countries

8. Why have each of the following been critical of the WTO?

a. Progressive critics:

b. Conservative critics:

9. Describe the two major lenders to the LDCs

a. The World Bank

b. the International Monetary Fund

10. Define the term structural adjustment program & list some of the requirements typically placed on LDCs

11. What is the Fair Trade Approach?

12. Summarize the sections on producer and worker standards

a. Fair Trade Producer Standards

b. Fair Trade Worker Standards