PLC3703 Assignment
2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester
1 2026 - DUE 20 April
2026
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,Exam (elaborations)
PLC3703 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 20 April
2026
2025/2026
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Course
Political Development and Political Economy (PLC3703)
Section A: Development Theories and Concepts
Question 1
Which one of the following statements about a developmental state is FALSE?
A. It focuses on achieving goals such as energy self-sufficiency and full employment.
B. It has a strong government agency that plans and coordinates economic policy.
C. It prioritises protectionism over global competitiveness.
D. Income inequality between rural and urban populations is negligible.
E. South Africa’s social welfare programme alone qualifies it as a developmental state.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements is NOT a core assumption of modernisation theory (as
critiqued by scholars like Walter Rodney)?
A. Development theory is Eurocentric.
B. African economies do not fit Rostow’s linear stages.
C. Pre-colonial Africa lacked development.
D. Adaptation determines speed of development.
E. Modernisation assumes Africa was primitive.
, Question 3
Which statement best reflects a decolonial approach to development?
A. Replace foreign actors with local actors using the same exploitative systems.
B. Replace modern development with indigenous knowledge only.
C. Include communities in government and business meetings.
D. Join global anti-capitalist movements.
E. Ensure meaningful participation of indigenous communities using their knowledge and
culture.
Question 4
According to Arturo Escobar, which statement is INCORRECT?
A. Development must reflect local knowledge and culture.
B. Knowledge is linked to power relations.
C. Scientific development produced objective truths about societies.
D. Development discourse ignored politics and culture.
E. Institutions reinforced stereotypes about developing countries.
Question 5
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of Neo-Marxism?
A. It rejects the idea of superstructure.
B. It modernises Marx’s ideas.
C. It sees the state as neutral and unified.
D. It links inequality to class and social divisions.
E. It rejects simplistic dualistic views of society.
Section B: Democracy and Political Development
Question 6
Which statement about democracy is INCORRECT?
2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester
1 2026 - DUE 20 April
2026
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
,Exam (elaborations)
PLC3703 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE 20 April
2026
2025/2026
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Course
Political Development and Political Economy (PLC3703)
Section A: Development Theories and Concepts
Question 1
Which one of the following statements about a developmental state is FALSE?
A. It focuses on achieving goals such as energy self-sufficiency and full employment.
B. It has a strong government agency that plans and coordinates economic policy.
C. It prioritises protectionism over global competitiveness.
D. Income inequality between rural and urban populations is negligible.
E. South Africa’s social welfare programme alone qualifies it as a developmental state.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements is NOT a core assumption of modernisation theory (as
critiqued by scholars like Walter Rodney)?
A. Development theory is Eurocentric.
B. African economies do not fit Rostow’s linear stages.
C. Pre-colonial Africa lacked development.
D. Adaptation determines speed of development.
E. Modernisation assumes Africa was primitive.
, Question 3
Which statement best reflects a decolonial approach to development?
A. Replace foreign actors with local actors using the same exploitative systems.
B. Replace modern development with indigenous knowledge only.
C. Include communities in government and business meetings.
D. Join global anti-capitalist movements.
E. Ensure meaningful participation of indigenous communities using their knowledge and
culture.
Question 4
According to Arturo Escobar, which statement is INCORRECT?
A. Development must reflect local knowledge and culture.
B. Knowledge is linked to power relations.
C. Scientific development produced objective truths about societies.
D. Development discourse ignored politics and culture.
E. Institutions reinforced stereotypes about developing countries.
Question 5
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of Neo-Marxism?
A. It rejects the idea of superstructure.
B. It modernises Marx’s ideas.
C. It sees the state as neutral and unified.
D. It links inequality to class and social divisions.
E. It rejects simplistic dualistic views of society.
Section B: Democracy and Political Development
Question 6
Which statement about democracy is INCORRECT?
