Overview
Section I: Short Answer— (30 points): In seven to ten (7-10) sentences, identify, briefly evaluate and discuss the significance of any 4 of the following concepts and ideas:
- Concepts/Identification for Short Answers will come from the following:
(a) Responsibility to Protect
(b) Consociationalism and Neopatrimonialism
(c) Women and Development
(d) Archbishop Oscar Romero and Gustavo Gutierrez.
- (e) Zipper Quotas
Section II: Essay (70 points): With specific references to the assigned readings, write a well-argued essay of at least five [5] but not more than seven [7] paragraphs on only two of the following questions:
Define and use the following variables: (a) colonial legacies, (b) population explosion, (c) agricultural planning, (e) conflicts and (f) environmental degradation, (g) education and (h) external debt, to explain how underdeveloped regions could solve problems derived from these variables to help them to bring about economic and political development.
Some scholars, for example, Calvert and Calvert, argue that “Development is about social change and women are disproportionately subject to the effects of social change.”Do you agree?Fully explain your position.Fully articulate how to solve seemingly inherent gender inequalities in underdeveloped countries.
According to Jeffrey Sachs, “The end of poverty will require a global network of cooperation among people who have never met and who do not necessarily trust each other, with a little bit of prodding, would accept the fact that schools, clinics, roads, electricity, ports, soil nutrients, clean drinking water, and the like are the basic necessities not only for a life of dignity and health, but also for economic productivity.”Do you agree?In a well-developed essay, fully explain your response.