POL: THIRD WORLD AND DEPENDENCY PAST QUESTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2012/2013 ACADEMY SESSION
COURSE TITLE: THIRD WORLD AND DEPENDENCY
TIME ALLOWED: 3HRS
DATE: 4TH FEBRUARY, 2013
Instruction: Answer question 1 and any other three of your choice
- With reference to at least five (5) relevant pieces of literature, outline and briefly discuss the main issues discussed in Pol. Sc. 425 – Third World and Dependency. How relevant is the course in a globalizing world?
- Differentiate Growth from Development. With reference to Prof. Okwudiba Nnoli’s edited work – Path to Nigeria’s Development, is Nigeria really developing?
- To what extent does Walter Rodney’s book. How is Europe’s Underdevelopment of Africa relevant in contemporary African societies?
- Critically analyze the theories of imperialism you have studied. Is there any relationship between imperialism and dependency?
- Nigeria is a victim of media imperialism. Discuss.
- With reference to appropriate literature, outline and discuss the main issues raised in the North-south Dialogue.
- With reference to appropriate literature, define the concept and analyze the theories of modernization you have studied.
- Write short notes on any three (3) of the following,
- NIEO
- The Concept and Theories of Failed State
- Objectives of the Millennium Development Goals
- New World Information and Communication Order
- Poverty Tree Theory
- NEPAD