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Bds 121 Question Paper

Bds 121

Course:Bachelor Of Development Studies

Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2012

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2010/2011
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
UNIT CODE: BDS 121 UNIT TITLE: POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND
DEVELOPMENT

DATE: AUGUST 2011 MAIN EXAM TIME: 2HRS
Instructions
• Section A is compulsory Answer question any other TWO questions from section B

SECTION A
1. a) Define the following terms;
i) Political system
ii) Development
iii) Power
iv) Authority
v) Responsibility (10mks)
b) (i) Discuss the four (4) factors of factors of production (5mks)
(ii) What is the role of government in development? (5mks)
c) Using the examples of Eastern Europe and Tanzania, discuss why by 1990, socialism had failed as a political system (10mks)
SECTION B
2. Critically examine the advantages and disadvantages of capitalism as an economic systems to be adopted by a country (20mks)
3. Explain the causes and impact of military coup d’etats in Africa between 1960 and 1990 (20mks)
4. a) Using examples explain the importance of political parties in a democratic system? (10mks)
b) Assess the causes of ethnic conflict in Africa (10mks)
5. Trace the major challenges African countries have faced since independence (20mks)

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