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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At an annual workshop held by the Grameen Bank in 1982, what proposal is drawn up?

2. What does Grameen Uddog stand for?

3. In Bangladesh in 1991, Grameen members come out in great numbers to do what?

4. What do the words mean in title of the program, Ahon Sa Hirop, started by Dr. Generoso Octavio?

5. Yunus believes the world has been persuaded that the capitalist economy must be fueled by __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of loans does Grameen give now that it is an established world entity?

2. How does the Grameen Bank begin replication programs?

3. How does Yunus rate the success of the Grameen programs as he looks back on the first two decades?

4. How do the Clintons become involved with the Grameen Bank?

5. What problems does Yunus encounter with the U.S. welfare system?

6. What role does Yunus believe the government should have in combating poverty?

7. What problems does the Grameen fishery project encounter in the first years?

8. Why does the Grameen Bank insist loans must be repaid even in the event of a disaster?

9. What problems does Yunus find with resource allocation in Bangladesh?

10. What is the Grameen Generalized System?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the Grameen Foundation USA is established, despite the problems Yunus perceives to exist in the welfare programs in the United States.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the highs and lows experienced by Grameen in the 1990s.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Yunus's criticism of the World Bank and compare their divergent efforts to help the poor people of the world.

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