Exam 15: Globalization: the Interconnected World

According to the authors,more and more people around the world are eating lunch at McDonald's while local restaurants shut down.What trend resulting from globalization does this reflect?

Tourism has influenced globalization.

With the globalization of production,what is the easiest way to reduce the price of products produced?

Neoliberalism is an economic philosophy which links high tariffs to prosperity and democracy.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was put forward by the Organization for American States.

Which of the following is the official mandate of the IMF and World Bank?

What consequence of the world systems theory is exemplified by Mexico-US relations?

According to the text,which term refers to the process of dismantling colonial empires and granting the former colonies political and economic independence?

Which theoretical framework argues that underdeveloped nations are responsible for their own lack of development?

Felix has taken his first trip from the United States to a Middle Eastern country he had not heard of until his company sent him there.He has been looking around the host city and several things surprise him.He went into a boutique and found that they were selling the same make and type of sweatshirts that he buys back home.He also noticed that a Hollywood movie he had wanted to see before this trip is playing just down the street from his hotel.He had been worried about the language differences he might encounter,but everyone he meets speaks English.What is Felix experiencing?

Which of the following was NOT a requirement for eligibility in structural adjustment program?

According to the text,what is one clear sign of cultural homogenization due to globalization?

Jason purchased a t-shirt when he attended a concert put on by his favourite rock band.What he didn't know was that seemingly simple purchase was representative of a global manufacturing process.According to the text,which term refers to this process?

According to the text,what is one of the major criticisms of the International Monetary Fund?

Modernization theory draws upon assumptions from which theoretical approach?

What is the role of technology in globalization?

The International Labour Organization is a United Nations Agency.

Explain the concept of global citizenship.

According to the text,which popular theoretical process is similar to neoliberalism?

Describe what is involved in the process of flexible production.