Author Question: The loss of local knowledge would a. only disappoint anthropologists who value knowledge for its ... (Read 156 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The loss of local knowledge would

a. only disappoint anthropologists who value knowledge for its own sake.
b. likely rob the world of at least some significant benefits.
c. not affect the world much, since the most important knowledge is saved in the cloud.
d. not affect the world much, since local knowledge only benefits the cultures who possess it.

Question 2

Related to his study of famines, economist Amartya Sen found that

a. famines are frequently the result of market forces that raise food costs and depress incomes.
b. famines are largely the consequence of food shortages.
c. GNP may be the best indicator of relative well-being in a country.
d. relative income is the best measure of standard of living.