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In what sector did the "Green Revolution" take place? - correct answer agriculture
Sachs frequently refers to what famed British economists throughout this week's chapter 5? - correct answer John Maynard Keynes
Sach...
rptm 220 exam 1
In what sector did the "Green Revolution" take place? - correct answer
✔agriculture
Sachs frequently refers to what famed British economists throughout this
week's chapter 5? - correct answer ✔John Maynard Keynes
Sachs states that in his view Africa will be able to make the breakthrough in
long-term economic growth that has so far eluded if it can mobilize targeted
investments in agricultural production, health care, and continent-wide
infrastructure. What does Sachs point out as Africa's final challenge? - correct
answer ✔high fertility rate
Which two regions account for 75% of the world's current extreme poverty? -
correct answer ✔Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia
Refer to the "Poverty Rates for the Developing World" graph in Chapter 5.
For the line indicating $2 per day, the poverty rate in 1980 went from
approximately 70% to about _________ in 2010. - correct answer ✔40%
At least 20 times larger than it was in 1750, what is the current scale of the
world economy (GWP) estimated at? - correct answer ✔US 90 Trillion
Sachs describes sustainable development as having at a minimum four
dimensions, which we'll explore thoroughly throughout the semester. Which of
the following is not one of those dimensions? - correct answer ✔temporal
According to the chapter, around what year did the world's population reach
the milestone of 1 billion people? - correct answer ✔1820
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