Exam 19: Globalization

Which of the following people is one of the famous capitalist "insiders" who has critiqued the functioning of the global economy?

What term is applied to a country such as Western Sahara, in Africa, a nation characterized by poverty, illiteracy, short life spans, and a weak economy?

Hasan loves bananas, but his mother is a globally conscious consumer and does not like to buy them. She tells Hasan that he should eat more apples because they can be bought from a farm down the road. She says that purchasing a banana wastes one of the following items-which one?

After reading a newspaper article about yet another bank collapse in the United States, Bill's grandpa asserted, "It's no wonder-when the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of bookies and speculators, things are bound to fall apart." What term in the text would apply to grandpa's point of view?

If developing countries adopt North American consumer habits, why would the resulting growth be unsustainable?

The International Monetary Fund lends money to countries in need on condition that the borrower follows a mandatory package of reforms that allow for the intensification of free markets. What are these arrangements known as?

Carla learned that the T-shirts being sold for $25 at a soccer match were made in a sweatshop by women making one dollar per day. She organized some friends to protest the T-shirt sales and the day became a protest against sweatshops. What other label could we give this protest?

Which of the following is one of the "three sisters"-the three largest international financial institutions?

The biggest U.S. export category consists of mass-produced products of popular culture.

Shelagh met her husband online. They only met three times face-to-face before marrying, but they felt they had built a strong relationship because they had created one of the following global phenomena-which one?

What percentage of the globe's waste is produced by the 20 percent of the world's population that lives in the industrialized countries?

What are the ecological consequences of consumerism? What do you foresee happening as more and more countries adopt a North American way of life? Would it be fair to deny that opportunity to other global citizens? Explain your position.

What kinds of issues frequently come up in the debates surrounding globalization?

Explain how Cuba is an exception to most of what is represented by globalization.

In Costa Rica, several small-scale coffee growers formed a cooperative (with an affordable microcredit loan). Today they sell their coffee directly, having cut out the middlemen. What kind of coffee are they selling?

What example does the text give to illustrate how corporate power, immigrant labour, and international supply lines all play a part in the globalization of fast food, and in what many of us choose to eat?

Students across North America are protesting against Coca-Cola because of accusations that the company has stood by and not taken action against anti-union activity in Columbia. Which aspect of globalization is this kind of protest a part of?

According to the text, which of the following can be said about globalization?

A Canadian movie theatre is most likely to feature films that have been produced from one of the following sources-which one?

Stella likes the latte served by Starbucks, but when she buys a cup of coffee, she prefers to support local businesses and goes to the family-owned shop on the corner. What is this Stella's small contribution to?