Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9.
Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.
Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.
Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved fromhttp://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.
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Which of these numbers is the best approximation of how many people are currently living in "extreme poverty"?
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• Question 2
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Which of the following most likely describes a family living in extreme poverty?
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• Question 3
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Which of the following statements about defining "developing" countries is true? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 4
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What is meant by the term “income distribution”?
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• Question 5
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Which of these numbers is the best approximation of how many people live on $2.50 a day or less?
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• Question 6
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Which of the following statements BEST summarizes development supporters’ views on the conflict between tradition and development?
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• Question 7
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Which of the following may have to be sacrificed in order for successful development to be achieved in a society? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 8
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Why do development critics find the concept of “development” so troublesome? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 9
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Which of the following is a major obstacle facing development organizations (NGOs) in implementing projects such as building wells in rural villages? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 10
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According to development supporters, what is the usefulness of increasing wealth in poor countries?
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• Question 11
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During a civil war, most deaths are due to:
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• Question 12
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Which of the following BEST explains why young men are often attracted to rebel groups (and also drug gangs)?
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• Question 13
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Valuable natural resources such as oil and diamonds should enable the development of a country’s economy, but often don’t. Why?
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• Question 14
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What is the most likely safeguard against civil war?
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• Question 15
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Which of the following BEST explains why conflict is sometimes characterized as a trap?
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• Question 16
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Which of the following developments is most responsible for the growth of cities throughout history?
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• Question 17
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Which of the following groups are most likely to find more economic and/or personal freedom in cities, as opposed to rural areas?
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• Question 18
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All of the following are primary reasons people in developing nations move to cities EXCEPT:
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• Question 19
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Life in booming cities in the developing world is in many ways comparable to life in which of the following places?
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• Question 20
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Which of the following statements describes the employment situation in slums in developing nations such as India and Nigeria (i.e. nations with high economic growth rates)?
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Which of the following statements explains why decreasing fertility rates may help raise incomes in less developed countries?
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• Question 2
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Why is it so difficult for the poorest societies to get to a foothold on the development ladder?
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• Question 3
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What region of the world contained the highest number of the world’s extremely and moderately poor citizens in 2001?
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• Question 4
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Of the nearly one million Malawians infected with AIDS, how many people have been receiving a successful AIDS medication that’s available for just $1 per day?
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• Question 5
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China’s economic reversal of fortune can be attributed to?
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• Question 6
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Which of the following statements about the World Health Organization’s drinking-water and sanitation campaign is NOT true?
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• Question 7
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Why is economic growth by itself, not a sufficient objective of development?
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• Question 8
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What is the difference between “culmination outcomes” and “comprehensive outcomes”?
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• Question 9
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The eThekwini Declaration was?
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• Question 10
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Which of the following statements about development is NOT expressed in the readings?
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• Question 11
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Poor security in a nation does not typically lead to _______ in the development process?
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• Question 12
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Somalia was affected by Black Hawk Down. How was it affected?
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• Question 13
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Why do civil war combatants often not care about the costs of civil war?
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• Question 14
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Somalia has been at war for?
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• Question 15
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Why do international wars tend to be resolved so much more quickly than civil wars?
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• Question 16
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London’s explosive growth in the mid-19th century was largely due to:
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• Question 17
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Scavenging work in the Lagos dump can be seen as ______ according to the course video? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 18
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What development does the author credit for being most responsible for the growth of cities throughout history?
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• Question 19
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Plywood, plastic piping, prefab windows, and other construction materials are seen by the author as?
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• Question 20
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Rocinha residents main complaint about “asfaltização” has been that ______?
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Countries with low literacy rates are more likely to have all of the following EXCEPT:
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Which of the following provides the BEST explanation for why secondary school is so rarely free in developing nations?
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• Question 3
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People without a primary education are more likely to be all of the following EXCEPT:
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Which of the following BEST summarizes the problems seen in developing nations seeking to grow their primary education system?
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Which of the following is the most common attitude toward education among parents in developing nations?
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• Question 6
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From a health perspective, which of the following is a major advantage of living in a wealthy country?
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• Question 7
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Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the views of “health trap” skeptics?
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• Question 8
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What is the “health trap”?
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• Question 9
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What common issue in developing nations is directly responsible for the outbreak of infectious diseases such as cholera?
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• Question 10
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On average, countries in which a large fraction of the population is exposed to malaria are:
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• Question 11
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In order to receive International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance, what must member-countries typically do?
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• Question 12
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Which of the following BEST describes how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees its role in lending to countries?
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• Question 13
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Why would a nation choose to take on debt?
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• Question 14
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What does it mean if a country has a “fixed” exchange rate?
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• Question 15
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Countries in need of economic reform are often advised to devalue their currencies. This measure, however, is usually strongly opposed. Why?
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• Question 16
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Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between weak institutions and a country’s distribution of wealth?
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• Question 17
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Which of the following does NOT increase the likelihood that a country will suffer from weak institutions?
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• Question 18
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In terms of performance, communist governments have historically tended to:
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• Question 19
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Why are healthy institutions so important to nation building? Choose the BEST answer.
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• Question 20
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Which of the following are the actions of an extractive state?
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• Question 21
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Why do the leaders of developing nations (such as Rwanda’s Paul Kagame) often prefer to work with businesses instead of development agencies?
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• Question 22
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All of the following factors have helped transform countries from developing nations to developed ones. Which of the following is an “intangible” that has contributed to this transformation?
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• Question 23
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What is Rwanda’s strategy for increasing its GDP and accelerating its development?
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• Question 24
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Which of the following would have the greatest negative impact on a public health campaign, such as malaria eradication?
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• Question 25
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How has Rwandan president Paul Kagame attempted to “bypass the traditional development model”?
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• Question 26
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How many countries have agreed to work toward the Millennium Development Goals?
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• Question 27
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As of 2012, which region of the world has achieved the least amount of progress toward MDGs?
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• Question 28
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As of 2012, which region of the world has achieved the greatest amount of MDGs progress?
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• Question 29
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What are the Millennium Development Goals?
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• Question 30
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To successfully reach Millennium Development Goal targets, the cooperation of which of the following groups is most important?
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Of the following explanations for low student enrollment in developing countries, which do the authors find most likely?
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• Question 2
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Which of the following is not true about Mexico:
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• Question 3
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All of the following is true about India EXCEPT:
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• Question 4
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The Hilde Back Education Fund only sponsors secondary educations for a few children at each primary school? Please choose the best explanation for why this is the case.
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• Question 5
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Cash transfer programs for education provide strong evidence that:
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• Question 6
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What important effect did the acceptance of germ theory have on city planning at the turn of the century?
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• Question 7
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What is the “health trap”?
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• Question 8
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Why have economists (even “free market” ones) generally supported subsidies for health care?
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• Question 9
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According to the text, in combatting sanitation challenges what advantage do citizens of modern squatter communities have over poor citizens in Victorian England?
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• Question 10
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According to the text, which of the following issues confronting the developing world “mirrors” those faced in mid-19th-century London?
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• Question 11
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Which of the following was NOT a consequence of poor countries’ “monetization” of their deficits?
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• Question 12
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According to the text, how does the IMF see its role in lending to countries?
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• Question 13
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According to the text, what were the two goals of the Bretton Woods conference?
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• Question 14
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Which of the following describes “dependency theory”?
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• Question 15
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In order to receive International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance, what must member-countries do?
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• Question 16
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When the government is controlled by a small group of people who also control most businesses, the ruling elite are likely to do all of the following EXCEPT:
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• Question 17
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When can an institution can be characterized as extractive?
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• Question 18
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Communist governments have historically tended to:
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• Question 19
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Which of the following is statements about countries and wealth is the most true, according to the text?
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• Question 20
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A state practically ruled by a paramilitary group will do all of the following EXCEPT:
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• Question 21
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What organization provided much of the funding for the countries’ anti-malaria programs?
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• Question 22
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According to the text, why have countries in tropical and sub-tropical Africa given less of a priority to battling malaria than the four countries represented in this study?
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• Question 23
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How has Kagame attempted to “bypass the traditional development model”?
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• Question 24
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Which of the following is an example of Kagame’s controversial but bold approach to improving Rwanda’s fortunes?
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• Question 25
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Which of the following statements about Chile’s economic progress is NOT true?
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• Question 26
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How does Fei characterize the difference between Weibo and journalism?
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• Question 27
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Grameen benefits from providing a job and a loan in all the following ways EXCEPT:
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• Question 28
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Which of the following is NOT one of the Millennium Development Goals?
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• Question 29
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What is Weibo?
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• Question 30
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The key contribution cited from the UNDP-IKEA partnership was:
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