Assignment
Write complete answers to questions:
View on YouTube: Brazil - a new era (long version; 8:17 minutes). Write detailed answers to the following questions:
1. How has Brazil become self-reliant in energy production?
2. What is Brazil doing to preserve the natural environment?
3. What are economic conditions of Brazil with respect to poverty and inequality?
Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGctoUZXwI
Discussion questions:
1. Why is economics central to an understanding of the problems of development?
2. Is the concept of the developing world a useful one? Why or why not?
3. What do you hope to gain from this course on development economics?
4.Briefly describe the various definitions of the term development encountered in the text. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach? Do you think that there are other dimensions of devel¬opment not mentioned in the text? If so, describe them. If not, explain why you believe that the text description of development is adequate.
5. Why is an understanding of development cru¬cial to policy formulation in developing nations? Do you think it is possible for a nation to agree on a rough definition of development and orient its strategies accordingly?
6. Why is a strictly economic definition of develop-merit inadequate? What do you understand economic development to mean? Can you give hypothetical or real examples of situations in which a country may be developing economically but may still be underdeveloped?
7.How does the concept of "capabilities to function" help us gain insight into development goals and achievements? Is money enough? Why or why not?
8. What forces may be at work in giving the Millen-nium Development Goals such a high profile in international economic relations?
9. What critical issues are raised from the examina-tion of development problems and prospects facing Brazil?
10. It has been said that ending extreme poverty and achieving genuine development are possible but not inevitable and that this gives the study of economic development its moral and intellectual urgency What is meant by this? Comment and evaluate.
Review the chapter:
Economic development 12th edition
By-Michael P.Todaro.Stephen C.Smith