Question 1

The state as a night watchman with few powers is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) liberalism. 
B) mercantilism. 
C) communism. 
D) social democracy. 
E) anarchism. 
A) liberalism. 
B) mercantilism. 
C) communism. 
D) social democracy. 
E) anarchism.

Question 2

How the state manages the ownership of goods and services is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) property rights. 
B) marketization. 
C) parasitism. 
D) civil property. 
E) asset rights. 
A) property rights. 
B) marketization. 
C) parasitism. 
D) civil property. 
E) asset rights.

Question 3

The UN Human Development Index measures:

Accepted Answer

A) wealth, health, and education. 
B) wealth, goods, and services. 
C) health, transportation, and gender relations. 
D) wealth and gender relations. 
E) expenditures on health care relative to national defense. 
A) wealth, health, and education. 
B) wealth, goods, and services. 
C) health, transportation, and gender relations. 
D) wealth and gender relations. 
E) expenditures on health care relative to national defense.

Question 4

Neo-corporatism is an example of which political economic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Anarchism. 
A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Anarchism.

Question 5

Why is liberalism stronger in North America than in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The assertion that liberalism is stronge

Question 6

Which political economic system views the economy as an instrument to serve state power and national sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Anarchism. 
A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Anarchism.

Question 7

Different views regarding the relationship between state and market in order to strike a relationship between freedom and equality are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) economic statism. 
B) political market regimes. 
C) political-economic systems. 
D) market-property-state triads. 
E) economic attitudes. 
A) economic statism. 
B) political market regimes. 
C) political-economic systems. 
D) market-property-state triads. 
E) economic attitudes.

Question 8

Purchasing power parity is a way to measure:

Accepted Answer

A) inequality between people. 
B) the buying power of income across countries. 
C) changes in inequality over time. 
D) differences in social expenditures. 
E) how high tax rates should be. 
A) inequality between people. 
B) the buying power of income across countries. 
C) changes in inequality over time. 
D) differences in social expenditures. 
E) how high tax rates should be.

Question 9

Public goods are best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) goods used by all or most in society that no one person can own. 
B) goods that only members of the state and government may use. 
C) any good that exists beyond the sovereignty of a state's borders. 
D) any good that exists solely within the sovereignty of a state's borders. 
E) the welfare state. 
A) goods used by all or most in society that no one person can own. 
B) goods that only members of the state and government may use. 
C) any good that exists beyond the sovereignty of a state's borders. 
D) any good that exists solely within the sovereignty of a state's borders. 
E) the welfare state.

Question 10

Which part of the world is most commonly associated with social democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) South America. 
B) Europe. 
C) Asia. 
D) North America. 
E) The former Soviet Union. 
A) South America. 
B) Europe. 
C) Asia. 
D) North America. 
E) The former Soviet Union.

Question 11

Japan's economic success is often attributed to which political economic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Statism. 
A) Social democracy. 
B) Communism. 
C) Mercantilism. 
D) Liberalism. 
E) Statism.

Question 12

In many countries, most social expenditures benefit:

Accepted Answer

A) the very poor. 
B) the middle class and the wealthy. 
C) only the wealthiest. 
D) only those with political connections. 
E) ethnic minorities. 
A) the very poor. 
B) the middle class and the wealthy. 
C) only the wealthiest. 
D) only those with political connections. 
E) ethnic minorities.

Question 13

Why has liberalism become a more dominant political economic system over the past few decades? Is this change good or bad?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

If money becomes too costly to borrow, the result may be:

Accepted Answer

A) deflation. 
B) inflation. 
C) devaluation. 
D) a fixed currency rate. 
E) uneven taxation rates. 
A) deflation. 
B) inflation. 
C) devaluation. 
D) a fixed currency rate. 
E) uneven taxation rates.

Question 15

Taxes on imported goods are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) tariffs. 
B) quotas. 
C) nontariff barriers. 
D) regulatory fees. 
E) free-trade zones. 
A) tariffs. 
B) quotas. 
C) nontariff barriers. 
D) regulatory fees. 
E) free-trade zones.

Question 16

The Gini index is one way that social scientists measure:

Accepted Answer

A) total national wealth. 
B) inequality. 
C) the environmental impact of development. 
D) the distribution of public goods. 
E) public health relative to national wealth. 
A) total national wealth. 
B) inequality. 
C) the environmental impact of development. 
D) the distribution of public goods. 
E) public health relative to national wealth.

Question 17

_________ are two of the most fundamental components of political economy.

Accepted Answer

A) Markets and property 
B) Income and markets 
C) Property and assets 
D) Income and assets 
E) Supply and demand 
A) Markets and property 
B) Income and markets 
C) Property and assets 
D) Income and assets 
E) Supply and demand

Question 18

Countries with a wide range of social expenditures tend to have:

Accepted Answer

A) less democracy. 
B) higher taxes. 
C) weaker states. 
D) greater inequality. 
E) more federalism. 
A) less democracy. 
B) higher taxes. 
C) weaker states. 
D) greater inequality. 
E) more federalism.

Question 19

What has been the global trend of inequality over the past 20 years?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries have become more equal relative to each other. 
B) Countries have become unequal relative to each other. 
C) Most countries' domestic populations have become more equal. 
D) The global distribution of domestic or international wealth has not changed. 
E) The global Gini coefficient has stayed largely the same. 
A) Countries have become more equal relative to each other. 
B) Countries have become unequal relative to each other. 
C) Most countries' domestic populations have become more equal. 
D) The global distribution of domestic or international wealth has not changed. 
E) The global Gini coefficient has stayed largely the same.

The state as a night watchman with few powers is associated with:

How the state manages the ownership of goods and services is referred to as:

The UN Human Development Index measures:

Neo-corporatism is an example of which political economic system?

Why is liberalism stronger in North America than in Europe?

Which political economic system views the economy as an instrument to serve state power and national sovereignty?

Different views regarding the relationship between state and market in order to strike a relationship between freedom and equality are known as:

Purchasing power parity is a way to measure:

Public goods are best defined as:

Which part of the world is most commonly associated with social democracy?

Japan's economic success is often attributed to which political economic system?

In many countries, most social expenditures benefit:

Why has liberalism become a more dominant political economic system over the past few decades? Is this change good or bad?

If money becomes too costly to borrow, the result may be:

Taxes on imported goods are known as:

The Gini index is one way that social scientists measure:

_________ are two of the most fundamental components of political economy.

Countries with a wide range of social expenditures tend to have:

What has been the global trend of inequality over the past 20 years?

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Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Exam 4: Political Economy

The state as a night watchman with few powers is associated with:

How the state manages the ownership of goods and services is referred to as:

The UN Human Development Index measures:

Neo-corporatism is an example of which political economic system?

Why is liberalism stronger in North America than in Europe?

Which political economic system views the economy as an instrument to serve state power and national sovereignty?

Different views regarding the relationship between state and market in order to strike a relationship between freedom and equality are known as:

Purchasing power parity is a way to measure:

Public goods are best defined as:

Which part of the world is most commonly associated with social democracy?

Japan's economic success is often attributed to which political economic system?

In many countries, most social expenditures benefit:

Why has liberalism become a more dominant political economic system over the past few decades? Is this change good or bad?

If money becomes too costly to borrow, the result may be:

Taxes on imported goods are known as:

The Gini index is one way that social scientists measure:

_________ are two of the most fundamental components of political economy.

Countries with a wide range of social expenditures tend to have:

What has been the global trend of inequality over the past 20 years?

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Advanced Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters