Question 1

In the context of industrial policies,weak states are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  high degree of centralization of authority. 
B)  high degree of coordination among state agencies. 
C)  large number of channels through which societal actors can attempt to influence policy. 
D)  small number of channels through which societal actors can attempt to influence policy. 
E)  weak business and labor interest groups. 
A)  high degree of centralization of authority. 
B)  high degree of coordination among state agencies. 
C)  large number of channels through which societal actors can attempt to influence policy. 
D)  small number of channels through which societal actors can attempt to influence policy. 
E)  weak business and labor interest groups.

Question 2

___________ is often depicted as an example of a weak state that has been unable and unsuccessful in using industrial policy to promote economic development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  France 
C)  United States 
D)  Japan 
E)  China 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  France 
C)  United States 
D)  Japan 
E)  China

Question 3

The semiconductor industry prospered in the United States until the early 1980s because

Accepted Answer

A)  of earlier government support of funding for research & development (R&
D)  and defense related purchases. 
B)  tariffs and quotas kept Japanese chips out of the American market. 
C)  the US government restricted the ability of Japanese semiconductor firms to purchase existing American firms. 
D)  tariffs and quotas kept European chips out of the American market. 
E)  of different factor advantages as predicted by standard trade theory. 
A)  of earlier government support of funding for research & development (R&
D)  and defense related purchases. 
B)  tariffs and quotas kept Japanese chips out of the American market. 
C)  the US government restricted the ability of Japanese semiconductor firms to purchase existing American firms. 
D)  tariffs and quotas kept European chips out of the American market. 
E)  of different factor advantages as predicted by standard trade theory.

Question 4

The global commercial aircraft industry was dominated by two American firms until the early 1990s because

Accepted Answer

A)  tariffs and quotas kept European firms out of the American market. 
B)  of different sector advantages influenced by domestic interest groups. 
C)  of earlier government support of funding for research & development (R&
D)  and defense related purchases. 
D)  of late-mover advantages to utilize the most recent technological innovations. 
E)  failure of Japanese government to successfully utilize industrial policy in this sector unlike their success in the semi-conductor sector. 
A)  tariffs and quotas kept European firms out of the American market. 
B)  of different sector advantages influenced by domestic interest groups. 
C)  of earlier government support of funding for research & development (R&
D)  and defense related purchases. 
D)  of late-mover advantages to utilize the most recent technological innovations. 
E)  failure of Japanese government to successfully utilize industrial policy in this sector unlike their success in the semi-conductor sector.

Question 5

The state-centered approach to trade politics argues that national policymakers intervene in the economy in pursuit of national objectives that are dependent on domestic groups' self-interested concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the context of industrial policies,weak states are characterized by

___________ is often depicted as an example of a weak state that has been unable and unsuccessful in using industrial policy to promote economic development.

The semiconductor industry prospered in the United States until the early 1980s because

The global commercial aircraft industry was dominated by two American firms until the early 1990s because

The state-centered approach to trade politics argues that national policymakers intervene in the economy in pursuit of national objectives that are dependent on domestic groups' self-interested concerns.

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Exam 5: A State-Centered Approach to Trade Politics

In the context of industrial policies,weak states are characterized by

___________ is often depicted as an example of a weak state that has been unable and unsuccessful in using industrial policy to promote economic development.

The semiconductor industry prospered in the United States until the early 1980s because

The global commercial aircraft industry was dominated by two American firms until the early 1990s because

The state-centered approach to trade politics argues that national policymakers intervene in the economy in pursuit of national objectives that are dependent on domestic groups' self-interested concerns.

International Political Economy

The World Trade Organization and the World Trade System

The Political Economy of International Trade Cooperation

A Society-Centered Approach to Trade Politics

Trade and Development I: Import Substitution Industrialization

Trade and Development II: Economic Reform

Multinational Corporations in the Global Economy

The Politics of Multinational Corporations

The International Monetary System

Cooperation, conflict and Crisis in the Contemporary International Monetary System

A Society-Centered Approach to Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policies

A State-Centered Approach to Monetary and Exchange-Rate Policies

Developing Countries and International Finance I: the Latin American Debt Crisis

Developing Countries and International Finance II: a Decade of Crises

Globalization: Consequences and Controversies

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