Question 1

List the main complaints levied by dependency theorists against TNCs.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&TNCs avoid taxes.
@#LAT-DLM&Te

Question 2

List the critiques of dependency theory.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Been proven false by successfu

Question 3

All of the following are human and social needs addressed in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals except

Accepted Answer

A)  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 
B)  Reduce child mortality. 
C)  Ensure environmental stability. 
D)  Update antiquated tax laws. 
A)  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 
B)  Reduce child mortality. 
C)  Ensure environmental stability. 
D)  Update antiquated tax laws.

Question 4

_____________ suggests that women and girls reap fewer benefits than do men and boys from economic, political, and cultural development and ask why.

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists 
B)  Feminists 
C)  Constructivists 
D)  Liberals 
A)  Realists 
B)  Feminists 
C)  Constructivists 
D)  Liberals

Question 5

Today developed countries compete against each other in

Accepted Answer

A)  Textiles and railroads. 
B)  Steel and heavy machinery. 
C)  Information technology and services. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Textiles and railroads. 
B)  Steel and heavy machinery. 
C)  Information technology and services. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 6

According to dependency theory, the role of developing states is to

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide manufactured goods. 
B)  Provide professional services. 
C)  Industrialize. 
D)  Provide raw materials. 
A)  Provide manufactured goods. 
B)  Provide professional services. 
C)  Industrialize. 
D)  Provide raw materials.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the systemic-level explanations with the domestic-level explanations for economic development. Which do you find more compelling and why?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Systemic explanations for development:
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Question 8

According to dependency theorists, which institution has replaced the colonial powers in sustaining a dependent relationship between developed and developing states?

Accepted Answer

A)  IMF 
B)  World Bank 
C)  MNCs 
D)  All of the above 
A)  IMF 
B)  World Bank 
C)  MNCs 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Define NICs and provide at least two examples.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&Social/economic classification

Question 10

Dependency theorists charge that TNCs

Accepted Answer

A)  Are worse than colonial powers. 
B)  Are better than colonial powers. 
C)  Are better than communism. 
D)  Are of great assistance to developing countries. 
A)  Are worse than colonial powers. 
B)  Are better than colonial powers. 
C)  Are better than communism. 
D)  Are of great assistance to developing countries.

Question 11

Modernization theorists argue that TNCs

Accepted Answer

A)  Are harmful to developing countries. 
B)  Promote dependence on export commodities. 
C)  Provide capital to developing countries. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Are harmful to developing countries. 
B)  Promote dependence on export commodities. 
C)  Provide capital to developing countries. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

________________ experienced a currency crisis in 1994.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Canada 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Venezuela 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Canada 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Venezuela

Question 13

In 2005, the United Nations' Economic and Social Council proclaimed the

Accepted Answer

A)  "Year of Inflation." 
B)  "Year of Recession." 
C)  "Year of Microcredit." 
D)  "Year of Bank Reconstruction." 
A)  "Year of Inflation." 
B)  "Year of Recession." 
C)  "Year of Microcredit." 
D)  "Year of Bank Reconstruction."

Question 14

All of the following policy recommendations were part of the Washington Consensus except

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade liberalization. 
B)  Privatization. 
C)  Securing of property rights. 
D)  Import-substitution industrialization. 
A)  Trade liberalization. 
B)  Privatization. 
C)  Securing of property rights. 
D)  Import-substitution industrialization.

Question 15

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the anarchic nature of the international system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists 
B)  Liberals 
C)  World systems theorists 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  Realists 
B)  Liberals 
C)  World systems theorists 
D)  Both a and c

Question 16

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the reality of the class system that exists at the international level.

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists 
B)  Liberals 
C)  World systems theorists 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  Realists 
B)  Liberals 
C)  World systems theorists 
D)  Both a and c

Question 17

The export-led industrialization strategy involves

Accepted Answer

A)  Commodity cartels. 
B)  Buffer stocks. 
C)  Intensive state intervention in the economy. 
D)  Dependency theory. 
A)  Commodity cartels. 
B)  Buffer stocks. 
C)  Intensive state intervention in the economy. 
D)  Dependency theory.

Question 18

Explain how HIV/AIDS has impacted development and how the international community has responded.

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&The disease kills teachers, health-care

Question 19

According to modernization theorists, what kind of political system best promotes development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communism 
B)  Authoritarianism 
C)  Traditionalism 
D)  Democracy 
A)  Communism 
B)  Authoritarianism 
C)  Traditionalism 
D)  Democracy

Question 20

According to Freedom House, when is democracy achieved?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a society has viable political parties 
B)  When a state writes a constitution 
C)  When a government holds its first elections 
D)  When both political rights and civil liberties are present 
A)  When a society has viable political parties 
B)  When a state writes a constitution 
C)  When a government holds its first elections 
D)  When both political rights and civil liberties are present

List the main complaints levied by dependency theorists against TNCs.

List the critiques of dependency theory.

All of the following are human and social needs addressed in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals except

_____________ suggests that women and girls reap fewer benefits than do men and boys from economic, political, and cultural development and ask why.

Today developed countries compete against each other in

According to dependency theory, the role of developing states is to

Compare and contrast the systemic-level explanations with the domestic-level explanations for economic development. Which do you find more compelling and why?

According to dependency theorists, which institution has replaced the colonial powers in sustaining a dependent relationship between developed and developing states?

Define NICs and provide at least two examples.

Dependency theorists charge that TNCs

Modernization theorists argue that TNCs

________________ experienced a currency crisis in 1994.

In 2005, the United Nations' Economic and Social Council proclaimed the

All of the following policy recommendations were part of the Washington Consensus except

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the anarchic nature of the international system.

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the reality of the class system that exists at the international level.

The export-led industrialization strategy involves

Explain how HIV/AIDS has impacted development and how the international community has responded.

According to modernization theorists, what kind of political system best promotes development?

According to Freedom House, when is democracy achieved?

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List the main complaints levied by dependency theorists against TNCs.

List the critiques of dependency theory.

All of the following are human and social needs addressed in the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals except

_____________ suggests that women and girls reap fewer benefits than do men and boys from economic, political, and cultural development and ask why.

Today developed countries compete against each other in

According to dependency theory, the role of developing states is to

Compare and contrast the systemic-level explanations with the domestic-level explanations for economic development. Which do you find more compelling and why?

According to dependency theorists, which institution has replaced the colonial powers in sustaining a dependent relationship between developed and developing states?

Define NICs and provide at least two examples.

Dependency theorists charge that TNCs

Modernization theorists argue that TNCs

________________ experienced a currency crisis in 1994.

In 2005, the United Nations' Economic and Social Council proclaimed the

All of the following policy recommendations were part of the Washington Consensus except

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the anarchic nature of the international system.

____________ argue that developed states will take advantage of LDCs because of the reality of the class system that exists at the international level.

The export-led industrialization strategy involves

Explain how HIV/AIDS has impacted development and how the international community has responded.

According to modernization theorists, what kind of political system best promotes development?

According to Freedom House, when is democracy achieved?

World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes

Theory and World Politics

World Politics and Economics: 1648 1945

World Politics and Economics: the Cold War

Imperialism and Its Survivors

Globalization and Fragmentation in a New World Order: 1991 to the Present

Security Theory and Practice

Contemporary Security Issues

World Politics: Trade and Investment

Human Issues: Demographic Trends

Resource Issues

Global Governance: International Law and Organizations

World Politics in Context

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