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Which of the following is considered part of human well-being?
Which of the following is considered part of human well-being?
- Living in a mansion
- Having the latest technological gadgets
- Being able to take part in the community (correct)
- Owning a luxurious car
What does Amartya Sen Capabilities primarily refer to?
What does Amartya Sen Capabilities primarily refer to?
- Wealth and possessions
- Physical appearance
- Educational qualifications
- Personal freedoms and command over commodities (correct)
In the context of development and happiness, what did Richard Layard identify as a factor that affects average national happiness?
In the context of development and happiness, what did Richard Layard identify as a factor that affects average national happiness?
- Community and friends (correct)
- Number of social media followers
- Celebrity status
- Number of cars owned
What is one of the core values of development according to the text?
What is one of the core values of development according to the text?
How does financial security relate to happiness according to the text?
How does financial security relate to happiness according to the text?
What does human 'well-being' encompass based on the text?
What does human 'well-being' encompass based on the text?
What is the focus of the patterns-of-development analysis of structural change?
What is the focus of the patterns-of-development analysis of structural change?
How do patterns-of-development analysts view the relationship between increased savings/investment and economic growth, compared to the Lewis model and the original stages view of development?
How do patterns-of-development analysts view the relationship between increased savings/investment and economic growth, compared to the Lewis model and the original stages view of development?
What types of constraints on development do empirical structural-change analysts emphasize?
What types of constraints on development do empirical structural-change analysts emphasize?
What was the basis for the best-known model of structural change, as described in the text?
What was the basis for the best-known model of structural change, as described in the text?
What are some of the characteristic features of the development process identified by Chenery and colleagues' empirical studies?
What are some of the characteristic features of the development process identified by Chenery and colleagues' empirical studies?
How do patterns-of-development analysts view the role of increased savings and investment in the development process, compared to the Lewis model and original stages view?
How do patterns-of-development analysts view the role of increased savings and investment in the development process, compared to the Lewis model and original stages view?
What is the primary reason development is considered a legitimate goal?
What is the primary reason development is considered a legitimate goal?
What does the concept of freedom encompass, according to the text?
What does the concept of freedom encompass, according to the text?
What is the advantage of economic growth?
What is the advantage of economic growth?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a component of political freedom in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a component of political freedom in the text?
How do women fare in terms of development and freedom?
How do women fare in terms of development and freedom?
What is the central idea conveyed in the text?
What is the central idea conveyed in the text?
What concept did John Rawls introduce to help clarify the level of inequality among people?
What concept did John Rawls introduce to help clarify the level of inequality among people?
Which growth typology involves enlarging the modern sector of a two-sector economy while maintaining constant wages in both sectors?
Which growth typology involves enlarging the modern sector of a two-sector economy while maintaining constant wages in both sectors?
What kind of economy experiences growth limited to a fixed number of people in the modern sector with both the number of workers and their wages held constant in the traditional sector?
What kind of economy experiences growth limited to a fixed number of people in the modern sector with both the number of workers and their wages held constant in the traditional sector?
Which curve reflects the relationship between a country's income per capita and its inequality?
Which curve reflects the relationship between a country's income per capita and its inequality?
How can a Kuznets curve be generated according to the text?
How can a Kuznets curve be generated according to the text?
Which theorist introduced the concept of Lorenz curves and their application in analyzing dualistic development?
Which theorist introduced the concept of Lorenz curves and their application in analyzing dualistic development?
What is the primary goal of redistribution policies?
What is the primary goal of redistribution policies?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an indirect tax?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an indirect tax?
What is the primary objective of land reform?
What is the primary objective of land reform?
What is the defining characteristic of a regressive tax?
What is the defining characteristic of a regressive tax?
Which of the following is NOT an example of asset ownership?
Which of the following is NOT an example of asset ownership?
What is the purpose of moderating the size distribution at the lower levels through public expenditures?
What is the purpose of moderating the size distribution at the lower levels through public expenditures?
