Global Stability and Sustainability Quiz
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What does sustainability focus on?

  • Firmness in position and permanence
  • Short-term resistance to change
  • Avoiding large swings in economic activity
  • Social advancement, environmental harmony, and economic prosperity (correct)

    • How does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) define stability?

  • Promoting rapid changes in financial markets
  • Avoiding large swings in economic activity, high inflation, and excessive volatility in exchange rates and financial markets (correct)
  • Encouraging excessive volatility in exchange rates
  • Focusing on long-term economic growth

    • What is sustainable development according to the Brundtland Report?

  • Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (correct)
  • Development that focuses on short-term gains at the expense of future generations
  • Development that prioritizes economic prosperity over environmental harmony
  • Development that leads to large swings in economic activity

    • What is food security according to Swaminathan, 2003?

    <p>Physical and economic access, at all times, to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for the people to meet their dietary needs and foods preferences for an active and healthy life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What created awareness for food security in the 1970s?

    <p>Food crisis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasize in their description of stability?

    <p>Avoiding large swings in economic activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of sustainability?

    <p>Commitment to social advancement, environmental harmony, and economic prosperity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Brundtland Report, what is sustainable development?

    <p>Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main aspect of food security according to Swaminathan, 2003?

    <p>Physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for an active and healthy life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to formal institutional response globally regarding food security in the 1970s?

    <p>Food crisis created awareness for food security</p> Signup and view all the answers

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