Question 1

Which of the following is not identified as a characteristic of contemporary Russia?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarianism 
B)  centralization of political power 
C)  demographic dividend 
D)  important role of the siloviki in politics 
A)  authoritarianism 
B)  centralization of political power 
C)  demographic dividend 
D)  important role of the siloviki in politics

Question 2

Which of these statements about military spending by Russia, China, India and the United States is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2016 U.S. military spending was approximately three times higher than China's. 
B)  In 2016 U.S. military spending was approximately twice as high as Russia's. 
C)  Between 2000 and 2016, China's military spending grew at a faster rate than Russia's and India's. 
D)  From 2000 to 2016, Russia and India had roughly equal levels of military spending. 
A)  In 2016 U.S. military spending was approximately three times higher than China's. 
B)  In 2016 U.S. military spending was approximately twice as high as Russia's. 
C)  Between 2000 and 2016, China's military spending grew at a faster rate than Russia's and India's. 
D)  From 2000 to 2016, Russia and India had roughly equal levels of military spending.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best about Brazil is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1990s are referred to as its Lost Decade. 
B)  Brazil has substantially increased manufacturing's share of GDP. 
C)  The Bolsa Família sharply reduced absolute poverty and improved health. 
D)  Brazil became one of the world's largest agricultural exporters after the 1990s. 
A)  The 1990s are referred to as its Lost Decade. 
B)  Brazil has substantially increased manufacturing's share of GDP. 
C)  The Bolsa Família sharply reduced absolute poverty and improved health. 
D)  Brazil became one of the world's largest agricultural exporters after the 1990s.

Question 4

Which observation would an economic liberal most likely make about China and India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open trading systems lead to rapid growth and rising consumption. 
B)  Neither has a fundamental interest in an open, rules-based international economic system. 
C)  Their rapid growth will hurt the United States in the long run. 
D)  One of them-but not both-can emerge as a major political-military player in the world. 
A)  Open trading systems lead to rapid growth and rising consumption. 
B)  Neither has a fundamental interest in an open, rules-based international economic system. 
C)  Their rapid growth will hurt the United States in the long run. 
D)  One of them-but not both-can emerge as a major political-military player in the world.

Question 5

The 2016 policy implemented by Indian Prime Minister Modi which was justified as a means to tackle corruption and tax evasion is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Operation Car Wash. 
B)  Structural adjustment. 
C)  Fiscal austerity. 
D)  Demonetization. 
A)  Operation Car Wash. 
B)  Structural adjustment. 
C)  Fiscal austerity. 
D)  Demonetization.

Question 6

Which of the following Chinese policies would a realist probably consider least threatening to established Western powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  China's policy in the South China Sea 
B)  China's Belt and Road Initiative 
C)  China's establishment of the AIIB 
D)  Purchase of U.S. and European companies by Chinese investors 
A)  China's policy in the South China Sea 
B)  China's Belt and Road Initiative 
C)  China's establishment of the AIIB 
D)  Purchase of U.S. and European companies by Chinese investors

Question 7

Place in order the countries most closely associated with these respective things: Operation Car Wash, Belt and Road Initiative, Green Revolution, Eurasian Economic Union.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil, Russia, India, China 
B)  Brazil, China, India, Russia 
C)  Russia, China, India, Brazil 
D)  China, Brazil, India, Russia 
A)  Brazil, Russia, India, China 
B)  Brazil, China, India, Russia 
C)  Russia, China, India, Brazil 
D)  China, Brazil, India, Russia

Question 8

Which of the following statements would a structuralist probably agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  In its singular pursuit of industrialization, the Chinese Communist Party has disregarded the health and safety of its own people. 
B)  Farmers are much better off in India today than 20 years ago. 
C)  Inequality between rural and urban dwellers in Brazil is falling. 
D)  Democracy in India and Brazil gives their governments more legitimacy than in China and Russia. 
A)  In its singular pursuit of industrialization, the Chinese Communist Party has disregarded the health and safety of its own people. 
B)  Farmers are much better off in India today than 20 years ago. 
C)  Inequality between rural and urban dwellers in Brazil is falling. 
D)  Democracy in India and Brazil gives their governments more legitimacy than in China and Russia.

Question 9

What do critics of China claim are major weaknesses in its economic system and social policies?

Accepted Answer

Critics of China's economic system and s

Question 10

How do the interests of each BRICs country differ from those of the others? To what extent is China actually an economic threat to the other BRICs rather than an international ally?

Accepted Answer

The interests of each BRICs country diff

Which of the following is not identified as a characteristic of contemporary Russia?

Which of these statements about military spending by Russia, China, India and the United States is incorrect?

Which of the following statements best about Brazil is incorrect?

Which observation would an economic liberal most likely make about China and India?

The 2016 policy implemented by Indian Prime Minister Modi which was justified as a means to tackle corruption and tax evasion is called

Which of the following Chinese policies would a realist probably consider least threatening to established Western powers?

Place in order the countries most closely associated with these respective things: Operation Car Wash, Belt and Road Initiative, Green Revolution, Eurasian Economic Union.

Which of the following statements would a structuralist probably agree with?

What do critics of China claim are major weaknesses in its economic system and social policies?

How do the interests of each BRICs country differ from those of the others? To what extent is China actually an economic threat to the other BRICs rather than an international ally?

What Is International Political Economy

Laissez-Faire: the Economic Liberal Perspective

Wealth and Power: the Mercantilist Perspective

Economic Determinism and Exploitation: the Structuralist Perspective

Constructivism

The Global Production Structure

The International Trade Structure

The International Finance and Monetary Structure

The Global Security Structure

The International Knowledge Structure: Controlling Flows of Information and Technology

The Development Challenge

The Fragmentation of the European Union: the Crossroads Redux

The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart

The Illicit Global Economy: the Dark Side of Globalization

Energy and the Environment: Navigating Climate Change and Global Disaster

Global Health: Refugees and Caring for the Forgotten

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Exam 13: Moving Into Position: the Rising Powers

Which of the following is not identified as a characteristic of contemporary Russia?

Which of these statements about military spending by Russia, China, India and the United States is incorrect?

Which of the following statements best about Brazil is incorrect?

Which observation would an economic liberal most likely make about China and India?

The 2016 policy implemented by Indian Prime Minister Modi which was justified as a means to tackle corruption and tax evasion is called

Which of the following Chinese policies would a realist probably consider least threatening to established Western powers?

Place in order the countries most closely associated with these respective things: Operation Car Wash, Belt and Road Initiative, Green Revolution, Eurasian Economic Union.

Which of the following statements would a structuralist probably agree with?

What do critics of China claim are major weaknesses in its economic system and social policies?

How do the interests of each BRICs country differ from those of the others? To what extent is China actually an economic threat to the other BRICs rather than an international ally?

What Is International Political Economy

Laissez-Faire: the Economic Liberal Perspective

Wealth and Power: the Mercantilist Perspective

Economic Determinism and Exploitation: the Structuralist Perspective

Constructivism

The Global Production Structure

The International Trade Structure

The International Finance and Monetary Structure

The Global Security Structure

The International Knowledge Structure: Controlling Flows of Information and Technology

The Development Challenge

The Fragmentation of the European Union: the Crossroads Redux

The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart

The Illicit Global Economy: the Dark Side of Globalization

Energy and the Environment: Navigating Climate Change and Global Disaster

Global Health: Refugees and Caring for the Forgotten

Filters