The activity of measuring and explaining the size of populations is know as_______________?
A. Malthusianism
B. demography
C. forecasting
D. official statistics
Globalization
The Bretton Woods institutions are_______________?
The Bretton Woods institutions are_______________?
A. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
B. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank
C. The international Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization
D. The United Nations and the World Trade Organization
The sequence of Rostow,s stages of economic growth are____________?
The sequence of Rostow,s stages of economic growth are____________?
A. traditional take-off drive to maturity high mass consumption
B. traditional drive to maturity high mass consumption take-off
C. traditional state intervention high mass consumption take-off
D. traditional dependency modernization take-off
Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country ?
Which of these does not include income earned by individuals or corporations outside a country ?
A. Gross National Product
B. Gross Domestic Product
C. Purchasing Power Parity
D. Gross National Income
In demographic terms what is the main argument associated with Malthusianism ?
In demographic terms what is the main argument associated with Malthusianism ?
A. population growth creates the conditions for the spread of disease
B. all countries must pass through the demographic transition
C. population growth tends to outstrip food production
D. birth control is irrelevant for the control of population growth
What is the main role of the International Monetary Fund ?
What is the main role of the International Monetary Fund ?
A. to reduce levels of global inequality
B. to generate economic activity in the develog countries
C. to maintain stability in the world financial system
D. to provide funds for education programmed across the world
Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?
Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?
A. Walt Rostow
B. Immanuel Waller-stein
C. Amartya Sen
D. none of the above
What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?
What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?
A. less than 10%
B. around 25%
C. around 50%
D. more than 75%
What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ?
What percentage of the global population lives in What the World Bank describes as high-income countries ?
A. 50%
B. 22%
C. 35%
D. 15%
Which of the following is NOT an INGO ?
Which of the following is NOT an INGO ?
A. Greenpeace
B. international Telegraph Union
C. Amnesty International
D. The Red Cross