Question 1

Describe the criticisms of the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA).

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At its best, the livelihoods framework d...

Question 2

Discuss some of the responses to the 2008 food crisis.

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The 2008 crisis did provoke an upsurge i...

Question 3

Recognizing heterogeneity within countries has important implications for equitable rural development and change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why are issues about rural development or food security not important to policy agendas?

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A)   The lack of international agreements
B)   Globalization
C)   Climate change
D)   The abundance of fast wins
E)   The lack of easy winsF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

According to Boserup, the innate "conservatism" of many rural dwellers prevents them from adopting new technologies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Rurality cannot be distinguished in terms of a relative isolation

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Population growth, urbanization, education, global climatie change, and structural adjustment do not play a role in activities geared toward making a secure livelihood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How does the World Bank categorize "rural worlds"?

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The World Bank categorizes countries int...

Question 9

What are the important issues on policy agendas instead of rural development or food security?

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A)   International fair trade
B)   Labour or trade or to increasingly urgent topics like climate
C)   Rural-urban gaps
D)   Rurality
E)   None of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 10

According to Schultz, traditional, small farmers could lead rural development with the right tools.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

China and India's grain consumption was a key cause of the 2008 food crisis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Malthus, which of the following was the ultimate constraint against population growth in early nineteenth-century Europe?

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A)   Insufficient technology
B)   Disease
C)   Poverty
D)   Insufficient agricultural production
E)   LandF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Describe the community development approach.

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It was a process, method, program, insti...

Question 14

What would be the result if it could be shown that the "rural poor" were also "small farmers"?

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A)   It could be demonstrated that urban growth has come at the expense of rural growth.
B)   Growth and equity concerns could be addressed in a single strategy of rural development.
C)   Rural livelihoods could be causally linked to diversity.
D)   The practice of "sharecropping" could be utilized to share risk.
E)   Poverty could be linked to the hierarchical nature of land ownership.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Why is it important to put the "rural" into perspective?

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To the development planner, the twenty-f...

Question 16

The lack of diversity of livelihoods found in rural areas distorts the notions that differentiate the urban from the not-urban.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A "livelihood" partly represents the capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources) and activities required for a means of living only if applicable to specific kinds of rurality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is an enduring material feature of "rurality"?

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A)   A relative abundance of natural capital
B)   An objective degree of poverty
C)   A durable trend towards urban migration
D)   A stable set of class structures
E)   An enduring lack of plentyF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Participatory rural appraisal stresses the importance of which of the following?

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A)   Allowing everyone to participate in the decision-making process
B)   Putting environmental concerns over economic ones
C)   Sustainable development initiatives
D)   Putting farmers first
E)   Input from Northern experts on rural development projectsF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty focuses on "putting farmers first."

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Rural Development

Why are issues about rural development or food security not important to policy agendas?

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According to Malthus, which of the following was the ultimate constraint against population growth in early nineteenth-century Europe?

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Participatory rural appraisal stresses the importance of which of the following?

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How does the World Bank categorize "rural worlds"?

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Discuss some of the responses to the 2008 food crisis.

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A "livelihood" partly represents the capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources) and activities required for a means of living only if applicable to specific kinds of rurality.

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What would be the result if it could be shown that the "rural poor" were also "small farmers"?

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The sustainable livelihoods approach to rural poverty focuses on "putting farmers first."

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Which of the following is an enduring material feature of "rurality"?

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According to Boserup, the innate "conservatism" of many rural dwellers prevents them from adopting new technologies.

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China and India's grain consumption was a key cause of the 2008 food crisis.

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Why is it important to put the "rural" into perspective?

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The lack of diversity of livelihoods found in rural areas distorts the notions that differentiate the urban from the not-urban.

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Rurality cannot be distinguished in terms of a relative isolation

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Recognizing heterogeneity within countries has important implications for equitable rural development and change.

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According to Schultz, traditional, small farmers could lead rural development with the right tools.

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Describe the criticisms of the sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA).

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What are the important issues on policy agendas instead of rural development or food security?

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Describe the community development approach.

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Population growth, urbanization, education, global climatie change, and structural adjustment do not play a role in activities geared toward making a secure livelihood.

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