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An example of an upper-middle income country is

A) India.
B) Brazil.
C) Indonesia.
D) Nigeria.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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What percent of the world's nations have at least five significant ethnic populations?

A) 0-10
B) 10-20
C) 20-30
D) 30-40
E) over 40

F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Explain why purchasing power parity measures of income levels tend to show a smaller difference between poor and rich countries.

Explain how low levels of living can turn into a vicious cycle in developing countries.

Explain the lingering effects of colonialism and how it is still playing a role in hindering economic development in the developing world.

Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index?

What are some of the main ways in which the economies of developing countries differ from one another?

Comment on the following statement: The level and growth rate of real GDP per capita can be a misleading indicator of development. At the same time, countries that experience sustained increases in real GDP per capita over time will tend to be more developed.

Are living standards in developed and developing countries converging? Give evidence to support your answer.

How many people still live on less than the equivalent of $1 per day?

The 2003 Human Development Report reported that the HDI of Botswana was 0.614 (and its rank was 125) and that of the Philippines was 0.751 (and its rank was 85). Botswana's per capita income (in PPP dollars) was 7,820 and that of the Philippines was 3,840. Comment and explain.

In what way(s) do the development paths chosen by Pakistan and Bangladesh differ? What are the main factors that have contributed to these differing paths?

About how many people lack access to safe water?

One of the components of the human development index is

Which of the following African countries has recently experienced widespread death and destruction due to ethnic or clan based conflict?

The number of units of developing country currency required to purchase a basket of goods and services in a developing country that costs one dollar in the U.S. is given by

Why might the use of more advanced technology not be a sufficient condition for sustained economic growth?

In what way does nationalism tend to be a hindering force in attaining modern economic growth and development, and in what way a facilitating force?

The combined GDP of developing countries constitutes approximately

Which of the following is not a middle-income country?