Question 1

The combined and uneven development of Third World countries refers to a developed __________ and an undeveloped __________.

Accepted Answer

A) industrial infrastructure; banking industry 
B) export sector; domestic economy 
C) agricultural system; banking industry 
D) export sector; economic plan 
E) domestic economy; export sector 
A) industrial infrastructure; banking industry 
B) export sector; domestic economy 
C) agricultural system; banking industry 
D) export sector; economic plan 
E) domestic economy; export sector B

Question 2

In Japan, secondary workers are most likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) immigrants. 
B) union members. 
C) women. 
D) married men. 
E) workers in large corporations. 
A) immigrants. 
B) union members. 
C) women. 
D) married men. 
E) workers in large corporations. C

Question 3

Under neo-imperialism, the developing nations have

Accepted Answer

A) organized labor. 
B) free trade. 
C) no military intervention. 
D) political independence. 
E) low taxes. 
A) organized labor. 
B) free trade. 
C) no military intervention. 
D) political independence. 
E) low taxes. D

Question 4

Autonomous work groups are to Sweden what ___________ are to Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) Zaibatsu 
B) Quality Control Circles 
C) lifetime employees 
D) job rotation groups 
E) peripheral firms 
A) Zaibatsu 
B) Quality Control Circles 
C) lifetime employees 
D) job rotation groups 
E) peripheral firms

Question 5

In many developing countries, goods consumed locally are still produced

Accepted Answer

A) in the former colonial power. 
B) in the United States. 
C) in nearby nations. 
D) in the local informal sector. 
E) by the local elite. 
A) in the former colonial power. 
B) in the United States. 
C) in nearby nations. 
D) in the local informal sector. 
E) by the local elite.

Question 6

A group of Brazilian peasants who previously produced black beans and a variety of vegetables for local customers have begun to plant and harvest coffee for export to Europe and North America.This exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A) transfer prices. 
B) a cartel. 
C) import substitution. 
D) commodification of agriculture. 
E) a trading block. 
A) transfer prices. 
B) a cartel. 
C) import substitution. 
D) commodification of agriculture. 
E) a trading block.

Question 7

Bauxite is an ore used to produce aluminum.If all the countries that produce bauxite assembled for the purpose of raising the price of the ore, the resulting organization would be called:

Accepted Answer

A) a combine. 
B) an informal sector. 
C) a cartel. 
D) a protective tariff. 
E) a trading block. 
A) a combine. 
B) an informal sector. 
C) a cartel. 
D) a protective tariff. 
E) a trading block.

Question 8

Which of the following provides an example of state-regulated capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Cuba 
B) Malawi 
C) France 
D) Northern Ireland 
E) Guam 
A) Cuba 
B) Malawi 
C) France 
D) Northern Ireland 
E) Guam

Question 9

Producing agricultural products for the international markets is called

Accepted Answer

A) dependent development. 
B) commodity chaining. 
C) just-in-time delivery. 
D) commodification of agriculture. 
E) combined and uneven development. 
A) dependent development. 
B) commodity chaining. 
C) just-in-time delivery. 
D) commodification of agriculture. 
E) combined and uneven development.

Question 10

Economic development in less developed countries is often associated with

Accepted Answer

A) greater freedom. 
B) declining levels of national debt. 
C) an increase in inequality. 
D) stable currencies. 
E) an end to traditional religion. 
A) greater freedom. 
B) declining levels of national debt. 
C) an increase in inequality. 
D) stable currencies. 
E) an end to traditional religion.

Question 11

In the textbook, the Philippines is used as an example of

Accepted Answer

A) informal sector 
B) commodification of agriculture 
C) dependent development 
D) state-regulated capitalism 
E) import substitution 
A) informal sector 
B) commodification of agriculture 
C) dependent development 
D) state-regulated capitalism 
E) import substitution

Question 12

Canada's economic development policy is called

Accepted Answer

A) continuous improvement. 
B) import substitution. 
C) codetermination. 
D) central planning. 
E) glasnost. 
A) continuous improvement. 
B) import substitution. 
C) codetermination. 
D) central planning. 
E) glasnost.

Question 13

The fact that all the railroads in West Africa run inland to areas where there are raw materials rather than along the coast where the population is provides support for which theory of economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) Modernization theory 
B) Dependency theory 
C) World System theory 
D) Development theory 
E) World Economy theory 
A) Modernization theory 
B) Dependency theory 
C) World System theory 
D) Development theory 
E) World Economy theory

Question 14

The success of the maquiladoras will most directly affect the success of

Accepted Answer

A) the EEC. 
B) the four little dragons. 
C) the former Soviet republics. 
D) the ILO. 
E) NAFTA. 
A) the EEC. 
B) the four little dragons. 
C) the former Soviet republics. 
D) the ILO. 
E) NAFTA.

Question 15

The International Labour Organisation

Accepted Answer

A) organizes workers around the world into a single labor union. 
B) is a research institute and clearinghouse of information for international unions and other workers' groups. 
C) brings criminal and civil charges against MNCs on workers' rights violations. 
D) is a sub-unit of the United Nations that investigates claims of human rights violations and negotiates trade agreements in response to these investigations. 
E) represents workers in the European Union. 
A) organizes workers around the world into a single labor union. 
B) is a research institute and clearinghouse of information for international unions and other workers' groups. 
C) brings criminal and civil charges against MNCs on workers' rights violations. 
D) is a sub-unit of the United Nations that investigates claims of human rights violations and negotiates trade agreements in response to these investigations. 
E) represents workers in the European Union.

Question 16

One likely impact of the world system has been

Accepted Answer

A) the spread of communism. 
B) a greater economic distance between local elites and the population in developing countries. 
C) higher prices for the advanced industrial nations. 
D) periodic shortages of commodities. 
E) the resurgence of subsistence agriculture. 
A) the spread of communism. 
B) a greater economic distance between local elites and the population in developing countries. 
C) higher prices for the advanced industrial nations. 
D) periodic shortages of commodities. 
E) the resurgence of subsistence agriculture.

Question 17

Why does globalization pose an issue for unions?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries such as Japan promote company unions. 
B) It is hard to coordinate workers in different parts of the world. 
C) The local laws regulating unions are quite different. 
D) a and b 
E) a, b, and c 
A) Countries such as Japan promote company unions. 
B) It is hard to coordinate workers in different parts of the world. 
C) The local laws regulating unions are quite different. 
D) a and b 
E) a, b, and c

Question 18

What insight does World System theory add to Dependency theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The world economy functions as an integrated economic unit. 
B) The world system helps to make countries less dependent. 
C) The world system only works because of economic co-operation. 
D) Dependency theory ignores power relationships. 
E) Dependency theory concentrates only on relationships to the former colonial power. 
A) The world economy functions as an integrated economic unit. 
B) The world system helps to make countries less dependent. 
C) The world system only works because of economic co-operation. 
D) Dependency theory ignores power relationships. 
E) Dependency theory concentrates only on relationships to the former colonial power.

Question 19

According to the textbook there are three theories of economic development.Which list contains those three?

Accepted Answer

A) World Economy, Dependency, Modernization 
B) World System, Dependency, Modernization 
C) World Economy, Modernization, Development 
D) World System, Modernization, Development 
E) World System, World Economy, Neocolonialism 
A) World Economy, Dependency, Modernization 
B) World System, Dependency, Modernization 
C) World Economy, Modernization, Development 
D) World System, Modernization, Development 
E) World System, World Economy, Neocolonialism

Question 20

The commodification of agriculture implies that a nation's exports

Accepted Answer

A) will be balanced between manufactured goods and raw materials. 
B) will generate a predictable income stream, year after year. 
C) will be concentrated in a few cash crops. 
D) will be protected from international competition. 
E) will be protected by tariffs. 
A) will be balanced between manufactured goods and raw materials. 
B) will generate a predictable income stream, year after year. 
C) will be concentrated in a few cash crops. 
D) will be protected from international competition. 
E) will be protected by tariffs.

The combined and uneven development of Third World countries refers to a developed and an undeveloped .

In Japan, secondary workers are most likely to be

Under neo-imperialism, the developing nations have

Autonomous work groups are to Sweden what ___________ are to Japan.

In many developing countries, goods consumed locally are still produced

A group of Brazilian peasants who previously produced black beans and a variety of vegetables for local customers have begun to plant and harvest coffee for export to Europe and North America.This exemplifies

Bauxite is an ore used to produce aluminum.If all the countries that produce bauxite assembled for the purpose of raising the price of the ore, the resulting organization would be called:

Which of the following provides an example of state-regulated capitalism?

Producing agricultural products for the international markets is called

Economic development in less developed countries is often associated with

In the textbook, the Philippines is used as an example of

Canada's economic development policy is called

The fact that all the railroads in West Africa run inland to areas where there are raw materials rather than along the coast where the population is provides support for which theory of economic development?

The success of the maquiladoras will most directly affect the success of

The International Labour Organisation

One likely impact of the world system has been

Why does globalization pose an issue for unions?

What insight does World System theory add to Dependency theory?

According to the textbook there are three theories of economic development.Which list contains those three?

The commodification of agriculture implies that a nation's exports

Foundations

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

From Field, Mine, and Factory

The High-Tech Revolution

Services

Professions and Professionals

Managers

Administrative Support and Sales

Marginal Jobs

The World of the Large Corporation

The Future of Work

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Exam 16: Globalization

The combined and uneven development of Third World countries refers to a developed __________ and an undeveloped __________.

In Japan, secondary workers are most likely to be

Under neo-imperialism, the developing nations have

Autonomous work groups are to Sweden what ___________ are to Japan.

In many developing countries, goods consumed locally are still produced

A group of Brazilian peasants who previously produced black beans and a variety of vegetables for local customers have begun to plant and harvest coffee for export to Europe and North America.This exemplifies

Bauxite is an ore used to produce aluminum.If all the countries that produce bauxite assembled for the purpose of raising the price of the ore, the resulting organization would be called:

Which of the following provides an example of state-regulated capitalism?

Producing agricultural products for the international markets is called

Economic development in less developed countries is often associated with

In the textbook, the Philippines is used as an example of

Canada's economic development policy is called

The fact that all the railroads in West Africa run inland to areas where there are raw materials rather than along the coast where the population is provides support for which theory of economic development?

The success of the maquiladoras will most directly affect the success of

The International Labour Organisation

One likely impact of the world system has been

Why does globalization pose an issue for unions?

What insight does World System theory add to Dependency theory?

According to the textbook there are three theories of economic development.Which list contains those three?

The commodification of agriculture implies that a nation's exports

Foundations

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

From Field, Mine, and Factory

The High-Tech Revolution

Services

Professions and Professionals

Managers

Administrative Support and Sales

Marginal Jobs

The World of the Large Corporation

The Future of Work

Filters

The combined and uneven development of Third World countries refers to a developed and an undeveloped .