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Assignment
1. Explain (i) the core of Thomas Malthus' argument; and (ii) the associated concern he expresses/ consequence.
2. How does, generally speaking, contemporary Europe support or undermine Malthus's argument? Indicate (i) if it does or does not. And (ii) explain why that is the case.
3. Indicate two components of population policies that were enacted in Kerala, India in order to slow down the population growth.
4. What does (i) the urban planet mean, and (ii) where and what has most contributed to it?
5. Based on the "Greed for Feed" video, discuss if farm salmon is cheap or not, why, for whom and where. Explain in detail all aspects of the question.
6. Indicate in percentages the population size and consumption in the USA, realtime to the global population size and consumption.
7. (i) Define externality; and (ii) provide one example.
8. Indicate two categories of market-based policy solutions to environmental problems.
9. Indicate (i) the ideology that neoliberalism is based on - explain; and (ii) two characteristics of neoliberal policies.
10. Based on the Tragedy of the Commons, explain what and why I'd Hardin's primary concern.
11. What three major solutions does Hardin offer in response to what he describes the tragedy of the commons?
12. (i) Define a commodity; and (ii) indicate two components that it encompasses.
13. What is (i) the Second Contradiction of capitalism, and (ii) its outcome? Explain in detail.
14. Based on "The end of Poverty?", Indicate the argument that the author makes, i.e. Explain both the specific (i) dynamics and (ii) geographies of poverty.
15. Explain in detail (i) what the term neocolonialism implies; and (ii) why and how neoliberalism is its important aspect.
16. What are the main characteristics and advantages of worker co-ops over the for -profit global corporation model? Indicate and explain in detail.
17. (i) What is a spatial fix? And (ii) Indicate one example that represents the concept.