Chapter 11

International Development 

Quizzes 

Test your knowledge with the Chapter 11 quiz! 

Question 1

The term “developmental state” is linked to which GPE theory:

Liberalism

Marxism

Neo-mercantilism

feminism

None

Question 2

Which of the following are founding members of BRICS? Choose all that apply.

Singapore

India

Indonesia

South Africa

Question 3

Which of the following are Chinese initiatives around trade and development? Choose all that apply.

New Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

Belt and Road Initiative

Asian Infrastructure Bank

Question 4

The term supercycles refers to long-term swings in the prices of .

Question 5

Funds that migrants send home are called .

Question 6

The International Corporation is the World Bank\’s arm for private sector loans.

Question 7

The Bank in Bangladesh is considered an early successful model of microfinance.

Question 8

The richest 10% on the globe earn about half of its income.

TRUE

FALSE

None

Question 9

The expectations of the ISI strategists included South-South integration.

TRUE

FALSE

None

Question 10

Adoption of a market economy has proven to lead to democratization.

TRUE

FALSE

None

Time’s up

Watch, Listen, Read, and Explore 

This content includes videos, podcasts, articles, readings, and other resources to help you understand and explore the content covered in the chapter. Most readings are freely available, although anything marked with an asterisk may require institutional log-in (e.g., through your university). Freely available data sources are also included to explore and further research. 

Videos 

• See Lecture Video
• “International Development Theories compared” (Korczyk’s Class): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGl64vtu38k  
• Terry Karl, “Overcoming the Resource Curse”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORkgMaHkv6U  
• Hands Rosling, TED Talk, “The best stats you’ve ever seen”: https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen?subtitle=en  
• Alexandros Kentikelenis and Thomas Stubbs (SOAS), “A Thousand Cuts: Social protection in the age of austerity”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Daw_wzhIs  
• Peterson Institute for International Economics, “What should the 2023 Washington Consensus be?” featuring Lawrence Summers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udKsziNqRQ  
• “The rise of the new global super-rich” (Chrystia Freeland TEDGlobal Talk 2013): https://www.ted.com/talks/chrystia_freeland_the_rise_of_the_new_global_super_rich/transcript?subtitle=en  

Podcasts 

• Global Dispatches podcast about the United Nations: https://www.globaldispatches.org/  
• Development Drums podcast: https://developmentdrums.org/  
• Center for Global Development podcast: https://www.cgdev.org/commentary-and-analysis?f%5B0%5D=commentary_blog_type%3ACGD%20Podcast&f%5B1%5D=commentary_content_type%3Ablog_post&q=#section-search  
• China-Global South Project podcast: https://chinaglobalsouth.com/podcasts/  
• “Dareen Acemoglu on Economics, Politics, and Power,” Freakanomics podcast: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/daron-acemoglu-on-economics-politics-and-power/  

Readings 

• Natural Resource Governance Institute, The Resource Curse (2015): https://resourcegovernance.org/sites/default/files/nrgi_Resource-Curse.pdf  
• “The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions,” (Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard faculty working paper, 2012): https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/publications/faculty-working-papers/natural-resource-curse  
• “Are natural resources a curse, a blessing, or a double-edged sword?” (Lashitew and Werker, Brookings Institute, 2020): https://www.brookings.edu/articles/are-natural-resources-a-curse-a-blessing-or-a-double-edged-sword/  
•  “Making Foreign Aid Work” (Oxfam):  https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issues/making-foreign-aid-work/  
• “We’re playing Whac-A-Mole: why the aid system is broken” (Harter, The Guardian, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/04/were-playing-whac-a-mole-why-the-aid-system-is-broken  
• “Stop thinking of foreign aid as a tool for global influence,” (Khan, Policy Options, 2023): https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/november-2023/foreign-aid-global-influence/  
• “What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)?” (Jie and Wallace, Chatham House, 2022): 

•  “China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10. Here’s what to know” (Feingold, WEF, 2023): https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/11/china-belt-road-initiative-trade-bri-silk-road/  
• “This Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession with Growth Must End” (NYT, David Marchese interview with Herman Daly, 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/18/magazine/herman-daly-interview.html  
•  “The Real Washington Consensus: Modernization Theory and the Delusions of American Strategy,” (Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 2023): https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/real-washington-consensus  
• “Structural Adjustment’s Complex Legacy in Sub-Saharan Africa” (Drew Weider, Michigan Journal of Economics, 2024): https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2024/04/29/structural-adjustments-complex-legacy-in-sub-saharan-africa/  
• “China’s economic models retains a dangerous allure,” (The Economist, 2024): https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/03/chinas-economic-model-retains-a-dangerous-allure  
• “Will the Beijing Consensus Replace the Washington Consensus?” (SSRN, Kelkar and Wang, 2023): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4579554  

Selected Sources of Free Data 

• Gronigen Growth and Development Centre, https://www.rug.nl/ggdc/  
• OECD, ODA data, https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/net-oda.html  
• Gapminder, https://www.gapminder.org/resources/