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Development Economics Ii Question Paper

Development Economics Ii

Course:Bachelor Of Arts Economics

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2007

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2006/2007
THIRD YEAR EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS
CEC 302;DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

INSTRUCTIONS;ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS:ALL ANSWERS CARRY EQUAL MARKS

Q.1
a)Using the Goldenburg and Anglo-leasing scandals ;
Discuss the possible effects of corruption on the development of a young country like Kenya.

b)Assume that the president of Kenya has just appointed you the Anti-Corruption commissioner. Develop a policy brief on how to get rid of corruption in Kenya in readiness for industrialization in 2030?

Q.2 There is currently much emphasis on governance issues by major donors and institutions like the Transparency International.
a)Is there any factual basis to support the assumption that democratic transparent and accountable governments have better economic performance than dictatorships?
b)Discuss the historical evidence on the performance of democratic and dictatorial regimes. Illustrate your answers with examples from Asia,Europe,Russia and Cuba

Q.3 Describe the differences between the following types of plans;

a)Indicative versus imperative planning
b)Centralized versus decentralized planning

Q.4 Planning involves the expansion of the public sector in the expense of the market.This may lead to problems of government failure.Discuss the problems of government failure in the context of a developing country like Kenya.

Q.5 It is often observed that the preconditions(cultural,institutional and market)for efficient market solutions to the resource allocation problem rarely exist in a developing country like Kenya. Discuss these preconditions and the reasons why they are difficult to accomplish in a developing country situation.

Q.6 Discuss the major objectives,achievements,constraints and failures of the development planning in Kenya giving specific examples from the plans between 1963 and 2006

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