Development Theory: Articles - block 1

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1	Accoridng to Arndt, who are on the left and who are on the right?	Left: Rebisch, Marx, Barron, Furtado Right: Ghandi, Boeke, Khomeni, Viner
2	Accoridng to Arndt, what do the left think of economic development?	Economic growth is the answer to everything.
3	Accoridng to Arndt, what do the right think of economic development?	talk about economics is only harmful as accumulating wealth is a selfish. Religious leaders...
4	Who is the following quote by, and who quoted him/her? "Western values are being pushed upon...	Khomeni said it and it was quoted by Arndt.
5	Who believes that citizens and governments should refrain from excessive consumption today...	Smith believes this and he was quoted by Romer.
6	Who believes that the classical fear of excessive consumption is misplaced? Who quoted him/her?	(John Meynard) Keynes believes this and he was quoted by Romer.
7	Who created the idea of creative destuction? Which author made us aware of this?	Joseph Schumpter came up with the idea. Romer made us aware of this.
8	Which article stated that the principle goal for development policy is to create sustainable...	The World Bank
9	Which article stated that governments play a vital role in development but that there are no...	The World Bank
10	According to the World Bank, the 50's and 60's models drew attention too...	constraints imposed by limited capital accumulation, and the inefficiency of resouce allocation....
11	According to the World Bank, the late 60's drew the attention of policy makers too... and...	shift the emphasis to human capital and is often measured in terms of school enrollment and...
12	According to the World Bank the 1980's held a change in...	the intellectual climate, confidence in government planning as a solution diminished drastically....
13	Why is it hard to knwo which development policies to discard and which to keep?	Becuase their applicability of the policies not only varies from country to country but from...
14	Which 2 schools of thought about relative performance of Europe and Asia were brought up in...	1. Adam Smith : price of labour. Landes: Europe was already rich before industrialization,...
15	According to Rodrik et al, what are the 3 reasons for the vast difference between the worlds...	1. Geography 2. role of international Trade as a driver of productivity change 3. Institutions
16	According to Rodrik et al, what do the 3 reasons for the vast difference between the worlds...	They determine economic growth and factors that in turn determine which societies will innovate...
17	What does Baumol mean when he brings up the Magnitude of the Accomplishment?	He means how the world has accomlished it's productivity growth through time - for example...
18	The convergence of national productivity levels was brought up by which author?	Baumol
19	Convergence is the relationship...	between different countries, but also between groups within a country.
20	Do all countries show convergence?	No. Poorer countries show no convergence among themselves, much less with other groups - they...
21	Who has the perspective that the cause of underdevelopment is that great colonial powers became...	Frank.
22	What does Frank think 'dual societies'?	He believes that a 'dual society' is false and makes underdevelopment worse.
23	Who are Metropolis-satellite? Where do they stand? Who addressed this in their article?	Frank addressed this. Metropolis states (developed countries) tend to develop and satellites...
24	Who believes that underdevelopment is a state of mind?	Harrison
25	Harrison belives that is people realize their creativity they will...	progress faster.
26	Who stated that development is the productive dimension of human existance and embraces the...	Harrison
27	Who is responsible for the progress of the following sectors? : Health, education, and welfare Who...	The government. And Harrison.
28	Who states that society encourages the expression of human creative capacity? What are the...	Harrison. 1. Through creation of an environment in which people expect and receive...
29	What are the 3 things that Harrison finds cruicial to development?	1. the world view's time focus – past, present, or future 2. the extent to which the world...