Economic Development –
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13th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Michael P. Todaro
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Stephen C. Smith
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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© Michael P. Todaro & Stephen C. Smith
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Economic Development – 13th Edition
ST
Michael P. Todaro & Stephen C. Smith
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1. Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective
2. Comparative Economic Development
3. Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment
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5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development
6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences,
and Controversies
7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
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8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development
10.The Environment and Development
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11.Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil
Society
12.International Trade Theory and Development Strategy
13.Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and Stabilization Policies
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14.Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities
15.Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development
16.The Role of Institutions and Governance in Development
17.Development Political Economy and the State
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18.Globalization, Development, and the Global Trade Regime
ED
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Chapter 1: Introducing Economic
Development: A Global Perspective
UV
Key Concepts
As curious as students who register to take Development Economics may be, their knowledge and
experience of the developing world will vary widely. The first main point of Chapter 1 is to
emphasise how different life in the developing world is. New in the 13th edition is a systematic
description of four stylised strata of living standards from extreme poverty to rich based on Rosling,
IA
Rosling, and Rosling Ronnlund’s book Factfulness. This is followed by a discussion of the World
Bank’s classification of economies by ranges of average national income using gross national
income (GNI) statistics.
The second point is to provide an overview of the nature of development economics as a field. A
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defense of development economics as a distinct field, rather than an agglomeration of other
economics subfields, is offered. A major theme of the book, that development economics must
encompass the study of institutional and social, as well as economic, mechanisms for modernising
an economy while eliminating absolute poverty, is introduced.
AP
Sections 1.5 and 1.6 looks deeper into the meaning of development and a view of development that is
multidimensional. Amartya Sen’s “Capabilities” approach is discussed in Section 1.5. In Section 1.6,
data collected in a Gallup World Poll on the relationship between happiness (as measured by Gallup’s
life satisfaction “ladder” question and real per capita income) and other research on happiness/life
satisfaction is discussed. The level of happiness is not only related to level of income but to other
factors such as democratic freedoms and the quality of social relationships. The role of normative
PR
values in development economics—a subject dealing with human misery and human potential, with
equity as well as efficiency, with cultural change that causes losses as well as gains, and with transfer
as well as creation of wealth—is also stressed.
The conclusion is that development is both a physical reality and a state of mind. The meaning and
objectives of development include the provision of basic needs, reducing inequality, raising living
OV
standards through appropriate economic growth, improving self-esteem in relation to the developed
countries, and expanding freedom of choice in the market and beyond.
Section 1.7 presents an in depth examination of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This includes a more comprehensive list of the goals themselves (appearing in Table 1.1) and a
discussion of the shortcomings of the SDGs. In Section 1.8, the plan of the book is introduced
through 32 critical questions of development economics. Depending on the amount of material
ED
covered by the instructor, students should be able to intelligently address most of these questions by
the end of the course. Finally, a comparative case study of Pakistan and Bangladesh is presented.
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, Todaro and Smith, Economic Development, 13e, Instructor’s Manual
Lecture Suggestions
ST
It might be best to begin with a discussion of the immense scale of transformation in the world
economy. The late Hans Rosling’s video “200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes” (readily available on
YouTube) can be used to confirm this point in an entertaining way. It might also be helpful to
highlight that real gross world product per capita has almost tripled between 1960 and 2018
(implying growth per year of 1.85%) and is 33% higher than it was at the turn of this century
UV
(implying annual growth of 1.56% from 2000 to 2018). This data can be found on the Saint Louis
Federal Reserve’s website in the Federal Reserve Economic Database (or FRED).
Despite such advances, tremendous disparities continue to exist. In terms of easily accessible
statistics the PEW Research Centre’s “World Population by Income” provides an interactive map
showing the share of economies’ population who are economically poor, low income, middle
income, upper middle income, and high income. While regrettably the data provided is for 2011, it
IA
echoes what Todaro and Smith point out in the text, that more than 75% of the world’s population
live on $15 or less a day (or about $5,500 per person per year). Several excellent books attempt to
give some idea of the range of living standards found throughout the world. For example, The
Material World by Peter Menzell. This book presents photographic profiles of typical families
around the world with all of their possessions placed in front of their homes. As one goes from one
?_
family to the next the instructor has the opportunity to highlight the important differences between
nations and regions and to touch on key issues of growth and development.
One of the key strengths of this chapter is that it does not focus solely on the hard numbers that
AP
supposedly measure development. The discussion of Sen’s Capabilities approach and the far less
than perfect relationship between income and happiness are well worth spending a fair amount of
class time exploring. Class time should also be spent discussing the 32 critical questions listed on
pages 21–23 of the text and then asking students to identify 3 or 4 questions that they are
particularly interested in exploring. Asking each student to list what they consider to be “critically”
critical questions on a sheet of paper, collecting their responses, and then trying to direct the rest of
the term to addressing the most commonly mentioned critical questions for that class will be helpful
PR
in further drawing students in and holding their attention throughout the term.
At this same point, the instructor might also wish to get some idea of students’ experiences
traveling to developing countries and, in as subtle a way as is possible, determine how shaky their
understanding of the wider world is. The instructor perhaps could draw on his or her own
experiences and give some background as to how he or she first became interested in Development
OV
Economics. This may – through the kinds of questions asked – help the instructor further gauge
students’ level of sophistication in this area. This is not something that should be or, can, be settled
in the first one or two classes and will develop over the course of the term.
In many universities, the economic development course will be filled with students who are not
majoring in economics. These students may come from different colleges with majors such as
ED
anthropology, sociology, or political science or business (management, finance, etc.). They may
have had as little as one semester of introductory economics. Given that you are teaching an
economics class, you may wish to remind the students of this fact and offer whatever help you can.
Given video capture software, you might consider recording some primers that then could be made
available to students through course management software such as Blackboard or Moodle. You
?
ST
13th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
?_
AP
Michael P. Todaro
PR
Stephen C. Smith
OV
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
ED
and Students
?
© Michael P. Todaro & Stephen C. Smith
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Economic Development – 13th Edition
ST
Michael P. Todaro & Stephen C. Smith
UV
1. Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective
2. Comparative Economic Development
3. Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment
IA
5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development
6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences,
and Controversies
7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
?_
8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development
10.The Environment and Development
AP
11.Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil
Society
12.International Trade Theory and Development Strategy
13.Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and Stabilization Policies
PR
14.Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities
15.Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development
16.The Role of Institutions and Governance in Development
17.Development Political Economy and the State
OV
18.Globalization, Development, and the Global Trade Regime
ED
?
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TEST BANK Economic Development 13/E Michael Todaro
ST
Chapter 1: Introducing Economic
Development: A Global Perspective
UV
Key Concepts
As curious as students who register to take Development Economics may be, their knowledge and
experience of the developing world will vary widely. The first main point of Chapter 1 is to
emphasise how different life in the developing world is. New in the 13th edition is a systematic
description of four stylised strata of living standards from extreme poverty to rich based on Rosling,
IA
Rosling, and Rosling Ronnlund’s book Factfulness. This is followed by a discussion of the World
Bank’s classification of economies by ranges of average national income using gross national
income (GNI) statistics.
The second point is to provide an overview of the nature of development economics as a field. A
?_
defense of development economics as a distinct field, rather than an agglomeration of other
economics subfields, is offered. A major theme of the book, that development economics must
encompass the study of institutional and social, as well as economic, mechanisms for modernising
an economy while eliminating absolute poverty, is introduced.
AP
Sections 1.5 and 1.6 looks deeper into the meaning of development and a view of development that is
multidimensional. Amartya Sen’s “Capabilities” approach is discussed in Section 1.5. In Section 1.6,
data collected in a Gallup World Poll on the relationship between happiness (as measured by Gallup’s
life satisfaction “ladder” question and real per capita income) and other research on happiness/life
satisfaction is discussed. The level of happiness is not only related to level of income but to other
factors such as democratic freedoms and the quality of social relationships. The role of normative
PR
values in development economics—a subject dealing with human misery and human potential, with
equity as well as efficiency, with cultural change that causes losses as well as gains, and with transfer
as well as creation of wealth—is also stressed.
The conclusion is that development is both a physical reality and a state of mind. The meaning and
objectives of development include the provision of basic needs, reducing inequality, raising living
OV
standards through appropriate economic growth, improving self-esteem in relation to the developed
countries, and expanding freedom of choice in the market and beyond.
Section 1.7 presents an in depth examination of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This includes a more comprehensive list of the goals themselves (appearing in Table 1.1) and a
discussion of the shortcomings of the SDGs. In Section 1.8, the plan of the book is introduced
through 32 critical questions of development economics. Depending on the amount of material
ED
covered by the instructor, students should be able to intelligently address most of these questions by
the end of the course. Finally, a comparative case study of Pakistan and Bangladesh is presented.
?
, Todaro and Smith, Economic Development, 13e, Instructor’s Manual
Lecture Suggestions
ST
It might be best to begin with a discussion of the immense scale of transformation in the world
economy. The late Hans Rosling’s video “200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes” (readily available on
YouTube) can be used to confirm this point in an entertaining way. It might also be helpful to
highlight that real gross world product per capita has almost tripled between 1960 and 2018
(implying growth per year of 1.85%) and is 33% higher than it was at the turn of this century
UV
(implying annual growth of 1.56% from 2000 to 2018). This data can be found on the Saint Louis
Federal Reserve’s website in the Federal Reserve Economic Database (or FRED).
Despite such advances, tremendous disparities continue to exist. In terms of easily accessible
statistics the PEW Research Centre’s “World Population by Income” provides an interactive map
showing the share of economies’ population who are economically poor, low income, middle
income, upper middle income, and high income. While regrettably the data provided is for 2011, it
IA
echoes what Todaro and Smith point out in the text, that more than 75% of the world’s population
live on $15 or less a day (or about $5,500 per person per year). Several excellent books attempt to
give some idea of the range of living standards found throughout the world. For example, The
Material World by Peter Menzell. This book presents photographic profiles of typical families
around the world with all of their possessions placed in front of their homes. As one goes from one
?_
family to the next the instructor has the opportunity to highlight the important differences between
nations and regions and to touch on key issues of growth and development.
One of the key strengths of this chapter is that it does not focus solely on the hard numbers that
AP
supposedly measure development. The discussion of Sen’s Capabilities approach and the far less
than perfect relationship between income and happiness are well worth spending a fair amount of
class time exploring. Class time should also be spent discussing the 32 critical questions listed on
pages 21–23 of the text and then asking students to identify 3 or 4 questions that they are
particularly interested in exploring. Asking each student to list what they consider to be “critically”
critical questions on a sheet of paper, collecting their responses, and then trying to direct the rest of
the term to addressing the most commonly mentioned critical questions for that class will be helpful
PR
in further drawing students in and holding their attention throughout the term.
At this same point, the instructor might also wish to get some idea of students’ experiences
traveling to developing countries and, in as subtle a way as is possible, determine how shaky their
understanding of the wider world is. The instructor perhaps could draw on his or her own
experiences and give some background as to how he or she first became interested in Development
OV
Economics. This may – through the kinds of questions asked – help the instructor further gauge
students’ level of sophistication in this area. This is not something that should be or, can, be settled
in the first one or two classes and will develop over the course of the term.
In many universities, the economic development course will be filled with students who are not
majoring in economics. These students may come from different colleges with majors such as
ED
anthropology, sociology, or political science or business (management, finance, etc.). They may
have had as little as one semester of introductory economics. Given that you are teaching an
economics class, you may wish to remind the students of this fact and offer whatever help you can.
Given video capture software, you might consider recording some primers that then could be made
available to students through course management software such as Blackboard or Moodle. You
?
