Question 1

Implementation of the "community development" approach tends to _________________.

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A)   polarize the social classes
B)   accelerate agricultural development
C)   create a new and large bureaucracy
D)   streamline agricultural development
E)   underestimate the importance of national governmentsF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Rural reconstruction in pre-independence India demonstrated the possibility of local initiative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

It appears that the 2008 food crisis was a fluke and it is not likely to recur.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why is it dangerous to equate agricultural development with rural development?

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While agricultural growth will certainly...

Question 5

Which of the following is on outcome of multi-locationality?

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A)   Blurring the boundaries between rural and urban identities
B)   Boosting the importance of remittance income from migrants as a force in rural development
C)   Increasing national investment and international development assistance for rural development
D)   Both A and B
E)   All of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Participatory rural appraisal is thought to establish strong ties with macro policy-making environments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why has the political order struggled to reconcile rural and urban priorities?

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A)   Globalization
B)   Climate change
C)   Corruption
D)   The very different rural encounter with global challenges
E)   Rural areas are less developedF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Where does the large majority of extremely poor people live?

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A)   In cities
B)   In rural areas
C)   In rural areas as well as in cities
D)   Coastal cities
E)   AsiaF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 9

National statistical services distinguish an urban area as typically containing a certain non-agricultural production base.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Examine the intersection between rural development and gender.

Accepted Answer

While it is convenient to describe "hous...

Question 11

The apparently ambiguous categorical divisions between "rural" and "urban" (or "local" and "global") may actually be quite obvious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The concept of sustainable livelihoods is particularly relevant to the rural context, where, for example, the seasonal fluctuations of climate drive the viability of different activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Chambers's work on the multiple realities of rural poverty shows rural poverty is an outcome of not only financial and nutritional poverty but also ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   one's exclusion from political and institutional processes
B)   one's exclusion from global markets
C)   one's relationship to corporate power
D)   one's exclusion in accessing people's rights
E)   one's exclusion from agricultural technologyF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

For national statistics services, urban populations are distinguished from rural ones based on which threshold levels?

Accepted Answer

A)   Non-agricultural production
B)   Population
C)   Number of children per household
D)   Both A and B
E)   All of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

What does a livelihood analysis consider?

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Livelihood analysis considers how differ...

Question 16

Discuss the "integrated rural development" approach to change.

Accepted Answer

The integrated rural development (IRD) a...

Question 17

Which of the following is true about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have failed to explicitly acknowledge rural poverty.
B)   They deal with the complexity of rural poverty through overlapping goals.
C)   They are the most successful attempts to deal with food scarcity.
D)   They root their development programs in a basic understanding of the urban/rural divide.
E)   They took great effort to bring small farmers in as stakeholders.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

In the wake of the 2008-12 crisis, how does donor policy incoherence affect agricultural trade policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have been used only for building infrastructure
B)   They have become corrupted
C)   It undermines the MNOs efforts to improve smallholder productivity, rural livelihoods, or gender equity
D)   It improves smallholder productivity, rural livelihoods, or gender equity but not enough
E)   It undermines broader-based efforts to improve smallholder productivity, rural livelihoods, or gender equityF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Why have rural communities not benefitted from rising commodity prices?

Accepted Answer

Rural communities and farmers did not be...

Question 20

How do cash crops potentially disrupt traditional gender roles in the Global South?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cash crops require significantly more labour, which falls on women and children.
B)   Cash crops create tension within village power structures.
C)   While farming is often "women's work," cash crops are often appropriated by men.
D)   While farming is a familial enterprise, cash crops are dominated by child labour.
E)   Cash crops reinforce traditional gender roles in the Global South.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 19: Rural Development

Discuss the "integrated rural development" approach to change.

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Why have rural communities not benefitted from rising commodity prices?

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The apparently ambiguous categorical divisions between "rural" and "urban" (or "local" and "global") may actually be quite obvious.

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Where does the large majority of extremely poor people live?

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The concept of sustainable livelihoods is particularly relevant to the rural context, where, for example, the seasonal fluctuations of climate drive the viability of different activities.

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Rural reconstruction in pre-independence India demonstrated the possibility of local initiative.

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How do cash crops potentially disrupt traditional gender roles in the Global South?

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It appears that the 2008 food crisis was a fluke and it is not likely to recur.

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National statistical services distinguish an urban area as typically containing a certain non-agricultural production base.

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Why has the political order struggled to reconcile rural and urban priorities?

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In the wake of the 2008-12 crisis, how does donor policy incoherence affect agricultural trade policy?

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Chambers's work on the multiple realities of rural poverty shows rural poverty is an outcome of not only financial and nutritional poverty but also ______________.

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Why is it dangerous to equate agricultural development with rural development?

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Participatory rural appraisal is thought to establish strong ties with macro policy-making environments.

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Implementation of the "community development" approach tends to _________________.

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What does a livelihood analysis consider?

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Examine the intersection between rural development and gender.

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For national statistics services, urban populations are distinguished from rural ones based on which threshold levels?

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Which of the following is on outcome of multi-locationality?

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Which of the following is true about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?

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