Question 1

Uganda is the best example of Western-style democracy in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Beginning in the late 1980s, China has undergone an enormous:

Accepted Answer

A)  population explosion. 
B)  territorial expansion. 
C)  economic liberalization with the introduction of markets. 
D)  political reform with the introduction of democracy and end of communism. 
A)  population explosion. 
B)  territorial expansion. 
C)  economic liberalization with the introduction of markets. 
D)  political reform with the introduction of democracy and end of communism. C

Question 3

Today the World Bank is concentrating on environmentally sound investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The GDP per capita
(purchasing power parity) in Uganda is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  $4,000 
B)  $2,400 
C)  $850 
D)  $1,260 
A)  $4,000 
B)  $2,400 
C)  $850 
D)  $1,260

Question 5

Uganda's President Museveni has instituted a multiparty democracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the early 2000s, most development plans have been democratic, market-oriented plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Uganda remains one of the world's largest producers of coffee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the 1990s, the international debt problem was greatly reduced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  equilibrium accounting. 
B)  debt restructuring. 
C)  military intervention. 
D)  widespread refusal to pay interest on all debt. 
A)  equilibrium accounting. 
B)  debt restructuring. 
C)  military intervention. 
D)  widespread refusal to pay interest on all debt.

Question 9

How have the problems facing developing countries been managed in China, Venezuela, and Uganda? What success have these countries had in dealing with the major problems confronting these countries?

Accepted Answer

China is one example of a developing cou

Question 10

What are the six problems that face all developing countries? Which problem is most important? Why and how are these six problems interrelated?

Accepted Answer

Six problems that face all developing co

Question 11

Yoweri Museveni has turned Uganda into:

Accepted Answer

A)  a more politically stable country. 
B)  a military empire in East Africa that threatens other countries. 
C)  a bastion of government controlled monopolies. 
D)  a country exclusively governed by one tribe. 
A)  a more politically stable country. 
B)  a military empire in East Africa that threatens other countries. 
C)  a bastion of government controlled monopolies. 
D)  a country exclusively governed by one tribe.

Question 12

In the 1980s, the problem of the international debt:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew in importance. 
B)  declined in importance. 
C)  stabilized because of wise fiscal policies. 
D)  was eliminated in most developing countries. 
A)  grew in importance. 
B)  declined in importance. 
C)  stabilized because of wise fiscal policies. 
D)  was eliminated in most developing countries.

Question 13

The old saying that power corrupts is not without merit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The largest and most populous country in the world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  the U.S. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  China. 
A)  India. 
B)  the U.S. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  China.

Question 15

More U.S. foreign aid is now flowing to nongovernmental agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the Cold War, developing countries could:

Accepted Answer

A)  find no way to benefit from the superpower struggle. 
B)  benefit by playing the USSR against the U.S. 
C)  suffer and only watch the conflict that never involved them. 
D)  never change sides and benefit from military aid. 
A)  find no way to benefit from the superpower struggle. 
B)  benefit by playing the USSR against the U.S. 
C)  suffer and only watch the conflict that never involved them. 
D)  never change sides and benefit from military aid.

Question 17

The number of developed countries in the world is approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  twenty-five 
B)  forty 
C)  fifty-six 
D)  ninety-five 
A)  twenty-five 
B)  forty 
C)  fifty-six 
D)  ninety-five

Question 18

Venezuela has practiced limited government, especially when it comes to redistribution of income, since 1998.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Government involvement in Venezuela's economy has resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a growing oil industry bolstered by growing demand for fossil fuels. 
B)  deregulation and decreasing control of prices. 
C)  rampant inflation and a black market. 
D)  widespread approval of the government's actions. 
A)  a growing oil industry bolstered by growing demand for fossil fuels. 
B)  deregulation and decreasing control of prices. 
C)  rampant inflation and a black market. 
D)  widespread approval of the government's actions.

Question 20

Today, China is the world's fastest growing economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: The Political Economies of Developing Countries

Uganda is the best example of Western-style democracy in Africa.

Beginning in the late 1980s, China has undergone an enormous:

Today the World Bank is concentrating on environmentally sound investments.

The GDP per capita (purchasing power parity) in Uganda is about:

Uganda's President Museveni has instituted a multiparty democracy.

In the early 2000s, most development plans have been democratic, market-oriented plans.

Uganda remains one of the world's largest producers of coffee.

In the 1990s, the international debt problem was greatly reduced by:

How have the problems facing developing countries been managed in China, Venezuela, and Uganda? What success have these countries had in dealing with the major problems confronting these countries?

What are the six problems that face all developing countries? Which problem is most important? Why and how are these six problems interrelated?

Yoweri Museveni has turned Uganda into:

In the 1980s, the problem of the international debt:

The old saying that power corrupts is not without merit.

The largest and most populous country in the world is:

More U.S. foreign aid is now flowing to nongovernmental agencies.

During the Cold War, developing countries could:

The number of developed countries in the world is approximately:

Venezuela has practiced limited government, especially when it comes to redistribution of income, since 1998.

Government involvement in Venezuela's economy has resulted in:

Today, China is the world's fastest growing economy.

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