Economic Development and Poverty Quiz
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Define Economic Institutions.

Humanly devised constraints that shape interactions in an economy.

What is the formula for Income per Capita?

Total gross national income divided by total population.

Differentiate between Functionings and Capabilities.

Functionings refer to what people do or can do, while capabilities are the freedoms that people have.

Explain the concept of Sustenance.

<p>Basic goods and services necessary for survival.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Millennium Development Goals?

<p>A set of eight goals adopted to eradicate extreme poverty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of traditional economics?

<p>Utility, profit maximization, and market efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define absolute poverty.

<p>Unable to meet minimum income</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does political economy merge economic analysis with?

<p>Practical politics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern of development economics?

<p>How economies are transformed</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define subsistence economy.

<p>Production is for personal consumption</p> Signup and view all the answers

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