Question 1

Define and describe Immanuel Wallerstein's concept of the "world systems."

Accepted Answer

An important contribution to dependency thinking is the "world systems" school of Immanuel Wallerstein, who, while still advancing a theory of un?equal exchange, conceived of the relationships of core and periphery in a less mechanistic fashion than some of his peers. Rather than a duality, Wallerstein pro?posed that the "world system" was characterized by a tripartite system composed of the core, periphery, and semi-periphery in which a select group of nations-the Newly Industrializing Countries, such as the Asian Tigers-were able to achieve a limited degree of devel?opment through industrialization.

Question 2

Define and describe "class" with examples.

Accepted Answer

We can only understand how class works when we look at the whole system, not just at the individuals within it. As critical geographer David Harvey explains, "Class is a role that we play, not a label that attaches to persons." According to Marxists, class tells us how wealth is being created and by whom. The main point is that class is not a thing; it must be understood as a social relation. Class relationships are inherently conflictual. The work processes under capitalism are controlled by the bosses to ensure that workers continue to produce value and profit.

Question 3

"Social reproduction" is a term that describes ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  how colonial social cultures are reproduced in other countries - how many African countries have adopted the British culture around tea for example 
B)  how the success of capitalism is reliant on unpaid work in the form of home care, health care, and taking care of the young and elderly 
C)  how developing countries' social cultures are coopted by the colonizers - how Britain counts Indian curry as a British food for example 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above 
A)  how colonial social cultures are reproduced in other countries - how many African countries have adopted the British culture around tea for example 
B)  how the success of capitalism is reliant on unpaid work in the form of home care, health care, and taking care of the young and elderly 
C)  how developing countries' social cultures are coopted by the colonizers - how Britain counts Indian curry as a British food for example 
D)  None of the above 
E)  All of the above B

Question 4

Contemporary concepts of race and racism are not trans-historical phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The concept of race in what is now the United States emerged ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the early days everyone in the colonies was white 
B)  people were more religious in the early colonies 
C)  after indentured forms of labour performed by descendants of European settlers disappeared only the slaves of African descent were left unfree and race was used as a way of justifying this forced labour 
D)  Black people also owned slaves 
A)  in the early days everyone in the colonies was white 
B)  people were more religious in the early colonies 
C)  after indentured forms of labour performed by descendants of European settlers disappeared only the slaves of African descent were left unfree and race was used as a way of justifying this forced labour 
D)  Black people also owned slaves

Question 6

Karl Marx argued that the capitalist system protects the working class better than other economic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the decline of the dependency school of thought.

Accepted Answer

While scholars inspired by the dependenc

Question 8

Critical development theories inspired by Marxism focus on how colonialism and imperialism have been shaped by capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Leon Trotsky argued that capitalism is uneven and combined. By this he meant ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people will benefit from capitalism at different rates depending on the culture and the context 
B)  the rich get richer and the poor get poorer 
C)  capitalism can only work in combination with liberal democracy 
D)  capitalism requires a free press to be successful 
E)  None of the above 
A)  people will benefit from capitalism at different rates depending on the culture and the context 
B)  the rich get richer and the poor get poorer 
C)  capitalism can only work in combination with liberal democracy 
D)  capitalism requires a free press to be successful 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Explain why Karl Marx observed that the market was never neutral.

Accepted Answer

Marx also observed that "the market" is

Question 11

According to Karl Marx, the capitalist system is based on inherent contradictions that cannot be overcome because it is a system focused on production for profit rather than for human need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Define and describe the "white man's burden."

Accepted Answer

At the end of the 1800s, colonial powers

Question 13

Colonialism is the practice of domination and control by one nation over another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Trade unions helped end authoritarian rule in the 1980s in Brazil and struggled against apartheid in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Praxis is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the idea that practice makes perfect 
B)  the idea that in order to become an expert you must practice at least 10,000 hours 
C)  the idea that theory and practice cannot be separated 
D)  the idea that happiness comes from development 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the idea that practice makes perfect 
B)  the idea that in order to become an expert you must practice at least 10,000 hours 
C)  the idea that theory and practice cannot be separated 
D)  the idea that happiness comes from development 
E)  None of the above

Question 16

Imperialism is the same things as colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Describe Ellen Meiksins Wood's argument that we must understand what is happening in the imperialist countries in order to understand the form that colonialism takes through a historical example.

Accepted Answer

Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that we must

Question 18

The dependency school of thought ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizes that developing nations are dependent on their former colonial masters 
B)  emphasizes that developing nations and their former colonial masters are dependent on each other 
C)  are a number of theories developed in the Global South in reaction to modernization theory 
D)  is a unified body of theory that emerged in the Global South as a reaction to neo-liberal theory 
E)  None of the above 
A)  emphasizes that developing nations are dependent on their former colonial masters 
B)  emphasizes that developing nations and their former colonial masters are dependent on each other 
C)  are a number of theories developed in the Global South in reaction to modernization theory 
D)  is a unified body of theory that emerged in the Global South as a reaction to neo-liberal theory 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

What are socialist feminists' concerns with the mainstream concept of intersectionality?

Accepted Answer

Socialist feminists embrace legal forms

Question 20

Critical development theories are another way of describing capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Critical Political Economy of Development

Define and describe Immanuel Wallerstein's concept of the "world systems."

Define and describe "class" with examples.

"Social reproduction" is a term that describes ________________.

Contemporary concepts of race and racism are not trans-historical phenomena.

The concept of race in what is now the United States emerged ____________.

Karl Marx argued that the capitalist system protects the working class better than other economic systems.

Explain the decline of the dependency school of thought.

Critical development theories inspired by Marxism focus on how colonialism and imperialism have been shaped by capitalism.

Leon Trotsky argued that capitalism is uneven and combined. By this he meant ____________.

Explain why Karl Marx observed that the market was never neutral.

According to Karl Marx, the capitalist system is based on inherent contradictions that cannot be overcome because it is a system focused on production for profit rather than for human need.

Define and describe the "white man's burden."

Colonialism is the practice of domination and control by one nation over another.

Trade unions helped end authoritarian rule in the 1980s in Brazil and struggled against apartheid in South Africa.

Praxis is ____________________.

Imperialism is the same things as colonialism.

Describe Ellen Meiksins Wood's argument that we must understand what is happening in the imperialist countries in order to understand the form that colonialism takes through a historical example.

The dependency school of thought ______________.

What are socialist feminists' concerns with the mainstream concept of intersectionality?

Critical development theories are another way of describing capitalism.

What Is Development? From Economic Growth to the Sustainable Development Goals

Imperialism and the Colonial Experience

Theories of Development Economics

Post-development and Alternatives to Development

Gender and Development: Theoretical Insights and International Commitments

Globalization and Development

State of the State: Does the State Have a Role in Development?

National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

The International Financial Institutions

The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development

Private Enterprise and Development

Civil Society and Development

China and the Emerging Economies

Debt and Development

Free Trade, Fair Trade, and South-South Trade

Democracy

Climate Change, Environment, and Development

Rural Development

Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

Development and Health

Conflict and Development

Refugees and International Development Policy and Practice

Indigenous Community Economic Resilience

Culture and Development

Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

Inequality and Social Policy

Planning and Appraising Development Projects

Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention

Ethics of Development, by Des Gasper

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