Question 1:

(a) In what ways does poverty lead to environmental degradation?

(b) What types of problems do the rural and urban poor share? Give some differences in the conditions they face.

Question 2:

"The problems of many heavily indebted developing countries are a cause of economic and political concern and can be a threat to world stability" Declaration of "Group of Seven" industrialized countries, 1988

(a) What is the significance of the debt-service ratio?

(b) Will indebted countries do anything to lower this ratio? Explain your answer.