Week 8 Short-Answer Question

1. Why does  lllich accuse U.S. volunteers of hypocrisy?

2. According to lllich, Where are U.S. volunteers so incapable of helping Mexico?

3. In your experience, can good intentions ever backfire ? Explains.

4. There are many similarities between the filmmakers/stars of living on One and the volunteers in Latin America that lllich addresses. Think about the documentary for a movements, then answer this question: Do you think lllich’s argument is valid or not?

5. According to Moyo, how does aid undermine accountability in the developing world?

6. According to the speaker, why are development organization less accountable to the people they serve than businesses or elected governments are?

7. Why does the speaker say that people who want to help developing countries should invest in the countries businesses and governments?

8. Why was the Kyoto Protocol flawed?

9. If emissions rates continue as they are, what measures may future generations have to take in order to cope?

10. According to the South Africa, why did the country need a new coal-fired power plant?