Question 1

Addressing inequality requires a broader set of policies than addressing poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Inequality is important have negative economic and political effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is global income inequality estimated to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 per cent 
B)  55 per cent 
C)  60 per cent 
D)  65 per cent 
E)  70 per cent 
A)  50 per cent 
B)  55 per cent 
C)  60 per cent 
D)  65 per cent 
E)  70 per cent

Question 4

Are there any differences between inequality to individuals or inequality to groups? Give examples and compare them.

Accepted Answer

Most of the above discussion on measurin

Question 5

What has been a counter-intuitive outcome of ending apartheid in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination against the white population by the Black population 
B)  Increased inequality within the Black population 
C)  Increased inequality regardless of race 
D)  Discrimination against the Black population by the white population 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Discrimination against the white population by the Black population 
B)  Increased inequality within the Black population 
C)  Increased inequality regardless of race 
D)  Discrimination against the Black population by the white population 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

What are some of the complications of measuring income?

Accepted Answer

Such measurements take households as the

Question 7

What are the primary means for governments in low-income countries to raise resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indirect taxes 
B)  Personal income tax 
C)  Taxes on natural resources 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Indirect taxes 
B)  Personal income tax 
C)  Taxes on natural resources 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

A weakness of affirmative action is that the benefits may only go to a small subset of the intended group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which type of social policy is most disputed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal health care 
B)  Targeted spending 
C)  Affirmative action 
D)  Urban infrastructure spending 
E)  Direct taxation 
A)  Universal health care 
B)  Targeted spending 
C)  Affirmative action 
D)  Urban infrastructure spending 
E)  Direct taxation

Question 10

How does democratic government influence public policy creation?

Accepted Answer

Peter Lindert argues that economic growt

Question 11

Democratic processes can help ensure proper management of public resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Poverty is synonymous with inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does a high share of private spending on health care indicate?

Accepted Answer

High shares of private spending suggest

Question 14

Inequalities between religious groups are the most common form of inequality across societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an outcome that correlates with socio-economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower competitiveness 
B)  Lower growth 
C)  Higher savings rates 
D)  Visible protests 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Lower competitiveness 
B)  Lower growth 
C)  Higher savings rates 
D)  Visible protests 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

What is an alternative label given to social policy meant to mitigate the negative consequences of markets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty eradication policy 
B)  Health care provision 
C)  Education funding 
D)  Safety net 
E)  Politically motivated funding 
A)  Poverty eradication policy 
B)  Health care provision 
C)  Education funding 
D)  Safety net 
E)  Politically motivated funding

Question 17

According to Gøsta Esping-Andersen, what type of social policy regime has a strong bias toward targeting of social assistance and a narrow definition of both risk and state responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universalistic 
B)  Corporatist 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Conservative 
E)  Revisionist 
A)  Universalistic 
B)  Corporatist 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Conservative 
E)  Revisionist

Exam 27: Inequality and Social Policy

Addressing inequality requires a broader set of policies than addressing poverty.

Inequality is important have negative economic and political effects.

What is global income inequality estimated to be?

Are there any differences between inequality to individuals or inequality to groups? Give examples and compare them.

What has been a counter-intuitive outcome of ending apartheid in South Africa?

What are some of the complications of measuring income?

What are the primary means for governments in low-income countries to raise resources?

A weakness of affirmative action is that the benefits may only go to a small subset of the intended group.

Which type of social policy is most disputed?

How does democratic government influence public policy creation?

Democratic processes can help ensure proper management of public resources.

Poverty is synonymous with inequality.

What does a high share of private spending on health care indicate?

Inequalities between religious groups are the most common form of inequality across societies.

Which of the following is an outcome that correlates with socio-economic inequality?

What is an alternative label given to social policy meant to mitigate the negative consequences of markets?

According to Gøsta Esping-Andersen, what type of social policy regime has a strong bias toward targeting of social assistance and a narrow definition of both risk and state responsibility?

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