Question 1

Research by James Mahoney shows that those areas of Spanish America that were most heavily and extensively colonized centuries ago are currently:

Accepted Answer

A)  the most developed parts of Spanish America 
B)  the least developed parts of Spanish America 
C)  at about the same level of development as those areas that were least heavily colonized centuries ago 
A)  the most developed parts of Spanish America 
B)  the least developed parts of Spanish America 
C)  at about the same level of development as those areas that were least heavily colonized centuries ago

Question 2

Sanderson and Alderson claim that the economic development experienced by Taiwan and South Korea in recent decades:

Accepted Answer

A)  suggests that there is a fundamental flaw in radical theories of underdevelopment 
B)  can be explained in terms of soft dependency theory or world-system theory 
C)  can be explained only by modernization theory 
A)  suggests that there is a fundamental flaw in radical theories of underdevelopment 
B)  can be explained in terms of soft dependency theory or world-system theory 
C)  can be explained only by modernization theory

Question 3

Which of the following quotes exemplifies the character of modernization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  "the US is a rich old uncle trying to teach his nephews the secret of success" 
B)  "a woman is just a woman, but a cigar is a good smoke" 
C)  "the US is a neocolonialist monster trying to bend the Third World to its will" 
A)  "the US is a rich old uncle trying to teach his nephews the secret of success" 
B)  "a woman is just a woman, but a cigar is a good smoke" 
C)  "the US is a neocolonialist monster trying to bend the Third World to its will"

Question 4

What are some of the objections that have been raised against dependency theory? Do these objections apply to both the "hard" and "soft" dependency theories? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Some of the objections raised against de

Question 5

What is the relationship between a society's position in the world-economy and its form of government? Why do we find such connections between economics and politics?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between a society's pos

Question 6

Explain the basic premises of the dependency approach to underdevelopment. In your answer, be sure to distinguish between the "hard" and "soft" versions of dependency theory.

Accepted Answer

The dependency approach to underdevelopm

Question 7

The development strategy known as "import substitution industrialization" ISI) involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  limiting the importation of foreign goods and concentrating on development for the domestic market 
B)  rejecting some foreign imports and substituting other imports for them 
C)  producing consumer goods for sale in the world market 
A)  limiting the importation of foreign goods and concentrating on development for the domestic market 
B)  rejecting some foreign imports and substituting other imports for them 
C)  producing consumer goods for sale in the world market

Question 8

In general, the modernization theorists have seen the solutions to problems of underdevelopment to lie in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the withdrawal of the underdeveloped countries from the capitalist world- economy 
B)  the development of socialism 
C)  greater fiscal austerity on the part of Third World governments 
D)  greater contact between the underdeveloped countries and the developed world, especially in the form of greater capital investment and more diffusion of technology 
A)  the withdrawal of the underdeveloped countries from the capitalist world- economy 
B)  the development of socialism 
C)  greater fiscal austerity on the part of Third World governments 
D)  greater contact between the underdeveloped countries and the developed world, especially in the form of greater capital investment and more diffusion of technology

Question 9

The "new dependency" that Dos Santos speaks of involves the:

Accepted Answer

A)  colonization of precapitalist regions by the most advanced Western countries 
B)  heavy investment of big capitalists in the world's most backward regions for the purpose of extracting raw materials 
C)  extensive transnational investment in underdeveloped nations 
D)  increasing indebtedness of the underdeveloped nations to core banks and other Western financial institutions 
A)  colonization of precapitalist regions by the most advanced Western countries 
B)  heavy investment of big capitalists in the world's most backward regions for the purpose of extracting raw materials 
C)  extensive transnational investment in underdeveloped nations 
D)  increasing indebtedness of the underdeveloped nations to core banks and other Western financial institutions

Question 10

The ISI strategy tends to be limited in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  there is only so much consumer demand for domestic products 
B)  it has a limited ability to create jobs 
C)  it maintains a dependence on imported capital goods 
D)  all of these 
A)  there is only so much consumer demand for domestic products 
B)  it has a limited ability to create jobs 
C)  it maintains a dependence on imported capital goods 
D)  all of these

Research by James Mahoney shows that those areas of Spanish America that were most heavily and extensively colonized centuries ago are currently:

Sanderson and Alderson claim that the economic development experienced by Taiwan and South Korea in recent decades:

Which of the following quotes exemplifies the character of modernization theory?

What are some of the objections that have been raised against dependency theory? Do these objections apply to both the "hard" and "soft" dependency theories? Explain.

What is the relationship between a society's position in the world-economy and its form of government? Why do we find such connections between economics and politics?

Explain the basic premises of the dependency approach to underdevelopment. In your answer, be sure to distinguish between the "hard" and "soft" versions of dependency theory.

The development strategy known as "import substitution industrialization" ISI) involves:

In general, the modernization theorists have seen the solutions to problems of underdevelopment to lie in:

The "new dependency" that Dos Santos speaks of involves the:

The ISI strategy tends to be limited in which of the following ways?

10,000 Years of Social Evolution

Theories of Social Evolution and Development

Preindustrial Societies: Hunter-Gatherers and Horticulturalists

Preindustrial Societies: Agrarian and Pastoral Societies

The Rise of the Modern World

Industrialization and the Expansion of the World-System

Industrial Capitalist Societies

The Rise and Demise of State Socialism

Globalization

Retrospect and Prospect: the Past 10,000 Years and the Next 100

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Exam 9: Economic Development and Underdevelopment

Research by James Mahoney shows that those areas of Spanish America that were most heavily and extensively colonized centuries ago are currently:

Sanderson and Alderson claim that the economic development experienced by Taiwan and South Korea in recent decades:

Which of the following quotes exemplifies the character of modernization theory?

What are some of the objections that have been raised against dependency theory? Do these objections apply to both the "hard" and "soft" dependency theories? Explain.

What is the relationship between a society's position in the world-economy and its form of government? Why do we find such connections between economics and politics?

Explain the basic premises of the dependency approach to underdevelopment. In your answer, be sure to distinguish between the "hard" and "soft" versions of dependency theory.

The development strategy known as "import substitution industrialization" ISI) involves:

In general, the modernization theorists have seen the solutions to problems of underdevelopment to lie in:

The "new dependency" that Dos Santos speaks of involves the:

The ISI strategy tends to be limited in which of the following ways?

10,000 Years of Social Evolution

Theories of Social Evolution and Development

Preindustrial Societies: Hunter-Gatherers and Horticulturalists

Preindustrial Societies: Agrarian and Pastoral Societies

The Rise of the Modern World

Industrialization and the Expansion of the World-System

Industrial Capitalist Societies

The Rise and Demise of State Socialism

Globalization

Retrospect and Prospect: the Past 10,000 Years and the Next 100

Filters