Question 1

__________ is a newly industrialized country that has focus primarily on trade.

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore 
B) South Korea 
C) Malaysia 
D) Taiwan

Question 2

Absorptive capacity is the ability of a country to put __________ to productive use.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Absorptive capacity is the ability of a...

Question 3

What is the relationship between the form of a state's government and economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) Authoritarianism is necessary for economic development to take place. 
B) Authoritarianism leads to political stability,which in turn encourages foreign investment. 
C) Democracy has not accompanied economic development in a systematic or general way. 
D) States that begin industrializing under authoritarianism but shift to democracy suffer economic decline.

Question 4

Private capital flows to the global South were approximately what amount in 2014?

Accepted Answer

A) $10 billion 
B) $200 billion 
C) $700 billion 
D) $2 trillion

Question 5

Conditionality is the controversial practice of __________ by which domestic economic reforms are required of countries agreeing to new loans.

Accepted Answer

A) the G8 
B) the IMF 
C) the World Bank 
D) UNICEF

Question 6

Loans provided to states in the global South that are conditional on economic and governmental reforms are the type made by the IMF.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who was the Chinese leader responsible for instituting the economic reforms that have taken place there since the mid-1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Mao Zedong 
B) Jiang Zemin 
C) Kim Il-Sung 
D) Deng Xiaoping

Question 8

The leading success story in economic development is China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Growth in the global South was strong after the 2008-2009 recession but has recently slowed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How does the income level and growth rate of Ethiopia compare with that of Iran?

Accepted Answer

A) Both Ethiopia's and Iran's growth rates have declined as their income levels have declined. 
B) Ethiopia's growth rate has risen as its income level has declined,while Iran's growth rate has risen as its income level has risen. 
C) Both Ethiopia's and Iran's growth rates have declined as their income levels have risen. 
D) Ethiopia's growth rate has risen as its income level has declined,while Iran's growth rate has declined as its income level has risen.

Question 11

Examples of small countries with large oil exports in the Middle East that have done well economically,but whose experience is not one that states in the global South without oil can follow,are __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey,Iran,and Kuwait 
B) Iraq,Egypt,and Saudi Arabia 
C) Bahrain,Kuwait,and the United Arab Emirates 
D) Jordan,Bahrain,and Syria

Question 12

Antigovernment protests in China by students,workers,and some government officials took place in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Tiananmen Square in 1989 
B) Tiananmen Square in 1992 
C) Shenzhen in 1989 
D) Shenzhen in 1992

Question 13

How is South Korea an example of the "four tigers"?

Accepted Answer

A) It creates enough capital accumulation to raise income levels across the population broadly. 
B) It has a fairly stable state industrial policy,specializing in timber and mining. 
C) It creates enough capital accumulation to raise the income levels of the nation's elite. 
D) It creates enough industry to raise the expectations of the population broadly.

Question 14

Which Asian country has committed itself to economic reforms such as selling state-owned industries but was thrown into a severe economic crisis by the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Indonesia 
B) Thailand 
C) India 
D) Bangladesh

Question 15

The theory that an authoritarian government is required to keep control as __________ is concentrated in industrialization has not been borne out by actual experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The theory that an authoritarian government is...

Question 16

Among the most corrupt countries in the world in 2014,according to Transparency International,were __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria and Indonesia 
B) Sudan and Somalia 
C) Brazil and Chile 
D) Pakistan and India

Question 17

Import substitution has largely been replaced by __________ growth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Import substitution has largely been replaced by...

Question 18

The group of private creditors that meets periodically to discuss the international debt situation and renegotiation is the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The group of private creditors that meets...

Question 19

Brazil is an example of a development model worthy of emulation because it has __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reined in spending,restricted inflation,and cut inequality 
B) been selected to host the 2018 soccer World Cup 
C) underspent on social programs to the detriment of its financial position 
D) expanded its entertainment industry,invested in fisheries,and kept inflation stable

Question 20

What is the main idea behind a joint venture?

Accepted Answer

A) co-ownership of a company by two local entities 
B) ownership of a company by both a foreign entity and a local entity 
C) joint ownership of a company by two foreign entities 
D) ownership of a land property by two local entities

Exam 13: International Development

__________ is a newly industrialized country that has focus primarily on trade.

Absorptive capacity is the ability of a country to put __________ to productive use.

What is the relationship between the form of a state's government and economic development?

Private capital flows to the global South were approximately what amount in 2014?

Conditionality is the controversial practice of __________ by which domestic economic reforms are required of countries agreeing to new loans.

Loans provided to states in the global South that are conditional on economic and governmental reforms are the type made by the IMF.

Who was the Chinese leader responsible for instituting the economic reforms that have taken place there since the mid-1970s?

The leading success story in economic development is China.

Growth in the global South was strong after the 2008-2009 recession but has recently slowed.

How does the income level and growth rate of Ethiopia compare with that of Iran?

Examples of small countries with large oil exports in the Middle East that have done well economically,but whose experience is not one that states in the global South without oil can follow,are __________.

Antigovernment protests in China by students,workers,and some government officials took place in __________.

How is South Korea an example of the "four tigers"?

Which Asian country has committed itself to economic reforms such as selling state-owned industries but was thrown into a severe economic crisis by the collapse of the Soviet Union?

The theory that an authoritarian government is required to keep control as __________ is concentrated in industrialization has not been borne out by actual experience.

Among the most corrupt countries in the world in 2014,according to Transparency International,were __________.

Import substitution has largely been replaced by __________ growth.

The group of private creditors that meets periodically to discuss the international debt situation and renegotiation is the __________.

Brazil is an example of a development model worthy of emulation because it has __________.

What is the main idea behind a joint venture?