MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY
REGULAR UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
COMMON COURSE
COURSE CODE: IRD 103
COURSE TITLE: DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
& APPLICATION
DATE: 15TH APRIL 2014 TIME: 9.00A.M. – 12.00 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER THREE QUESTIONS
QUESTION ONE
a) Define privatization and explain the benefits of allowing foreign direct investors into East Africa (7 marks)
b) Explain four economic indicators of development (8marks)
c) Define unemployment and describe the causes of unemployment in Sub- Saharan Africa. (10 marks)
QUESTION TWO
Explain the benefits of community participation in development activities (15 marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Numerous propositions have been advanced to explain the high levels of
poverty in Africa. Discuss five such propositions (10marks)
c) Highlight five factors African governments need to put into account
in order to accelerate the pace of development in the continent (5marks)
QUESTION FOUR
Examine critically Rostow’s growth and development model (15 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Elaborate on why the Social Conception is considered a deficient
metric for assessing development levels (5marks)
b) Describe five key roles of governments in economic development (10marks)
