Elaine Is a Sociologist Joining a Multidisciplinary International Development Team

question 17

Multiple Choice

Elaine is a sociologist joining a multidisciplinary international development team.The team wants to promote economic development in underdeveloped parts of the world.Their funds are limited,so they want to choose the intervention that will be most effective.Elaine turns to sociological research and concludes that the most important intervention will be:

• A) promoting contraception.
• B) eliminating malaria.
• C) educating about AIDS.
• D) educating girls.

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Definitions:

Discharge Level

Discharge level typically pertains to the volume or rate at which a fluid, such as water or gas, is expelled from a given source, often used in environmental science to refer to pollution control.

Pollutants

Substances that contaminate the environment, causing harm to ecosystems and human health.

Tradable Emissions Permits

A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a product demanded by consumers equals the quantity supplied by producers.