Development

This topic speaks about the world development, what it is and how it relates to us

Opening questions

From undeveloped to developed

Development is:
Correct answer: process of change, which has an effect on all involved stakeholders – donors and beneficiaries.
Sources
Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert: When Helping hurts (slovak version), Porta Libri, 2012, page 116.
Why was development initiatives started in the developing countries?
Correct answer: success of rebuilding European countries after World War II.
Sources
Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert: When Helping hurts (slovak version), Porta Libri, 2012, page 59.
How many countries agreed to try to achieve Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015?
On how many principles is the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness based?
How large was the gap between the richest economy (United Kingdom) and the poorest region (Africa) in 1820?
Correct answer: four to one per capita income
Sources
Jeffrey D. Sachs: End of Poverty, Economic possibilities in our time, New Your, Penguin press, 2005, page 28.
How large was the gap between the richest economy (United States) and the poorest region (Africa) in 1998?
Correct answer: twenty to one per capita income
Sources
Jeffrey D. Sachs: End of Poverty, Economic possibilities in our time, New Your, Penguin press, 2005, page 28.
How many percent of the world's population lives on less than US$2 a day?
Correct answer: 40%
Sources
Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert: When Helping hurts (slovak version), Porta Libri, 2012, page 155.
Paul Collier, professor of Economics at Oxford University, is suggesting 4 instruments which can help the poorest countries. Those instruments are:
Correct answer: development aid, military interventions, laws and charters, trade policy
Sources
Paul Collier: Bottom Billion. Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, (czech version) VYšehrad, 2009.
What is the most recent approach to development cooperation?
Correct answer: Rights-based approach
Sources
Jakob Kirkemann Boesen & Thomas Martin: Applying a rights-based approach, An inspirational guide for civil society, The Danish institute for human rights, 2007.