Question 1

Which statement most closely reflects Cuba's experience after the collapse of the Communist Bloc in 1989-1991?

Accepted Answer

A)  It avoided the economic collapse by borrowing from the new Russian Federation. 
B)  The collapse of the Soviet Union was the needed stimulus to make reforms that produced significant economic growth. 
C)  The end of Soviet subsidies and markets created economic crisis, but the regime survived with planning and shared sacrifice. 
D)  Only the deployment of the army and crackdowns on dissent allowed the regime to survive. 
A)  It avoided the economic collapse by borrowing from the new Russian Federation. 
B)  The collapse of the Soviet Union was the needed stimulus to make reforms that produced significant economic growth. 
C)  The end of Soviet subsidies and markets created economic crisis, but the regime survived with planning and shared sacrifice. 
D)  Only the deployment of the army and crackdowns on dissent allowed the regime to survive. C

Question 2

In the decades after World War II, the United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America...

Accepted Answer

A)  Promoted the ideas of the Washington Consensus 
B)  Strongly promoted free trade 
C)  Was supportive of import substitution and the doctrine of "structuralism" 
D)  Was strongly influenced by Marxist ideas and rejected import substitution 
A)  Promoted the ideas of the Washington Consensus 
B)  Strongly promoted free trade 
C)  Was supportive of import substitution and the doctrine of "structuralism" 
D)  Was strongly influenced by Marxist ideas and rejected import substitution C

Question 3

Dependistas and Moscow-oriented Communists were both part of the Latin American left, but they differed about political strategy, in part, because...

Accepted Answer

A)  Communists believed that Latin American societies were still feudal, so the countries would have to go through capitalism before socialism or communism was possible. 
B)  Communists belieived Latin American workers were ready to make a revolution immediately, dependistas wanted reform 
C)  The Communists were mostly foreign immigrants from Eastern Europe. 
D)  Communists refused to believe that participating in elections or organizing unions were worth the effort politically 
A)  Communists believed that Latin American societies were still feudal, so the countries would have to go through capitalism before socialism or communism was possible. 
B)  Communists belieived Latin American workers were ready to make a revolution immediately, dependistas wanted reform 
C)  The Communists were mostly foreign immigrants from Eastern Europe. 
D)  Communists refused to believe that participating in elections or organizing unions were worth the effort politically A

Question 4

What role did global banks play in generating the debt crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to make loans to Latin America 
B)  They did not have funds to make new loans. 
C)  They made loans to Latin America because they figured governments can't go bankrupt 
D)  They could not charge high enough interest rates to make a profit. 
A)  They refused to make loans to Latin America 
B)  They did not have funds to make new loans. 
C)  They made loans to Latin America because they figured governments can't go bankrupt 
D)  They could not charge high enough interest rates to make a profit.

Question 5

Which of the following measures is NOT a typical part of a structural adjustment package?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased government spending to stimulate demand 
B)  Privatization 
C)  Lowering of tariff barriers to promote free trade 
D)  Tax reforms to increase government revenues 
A)  Increased government spending to stimulate demand 
B)  Privatization 
C)  Lowering of tariff barriers to promote free trade 
D)  Tax reforms to increase government revenues

Question 6

The 1980s were a "lost decde" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Populist leaders came to power and set back economic growth 
B)  Powerful unions and vested interests blocked needed reforms 
C)  There was very little or no economic growth in the region due to foreign debt 
D)  Wars in Central America and the Southern Cone disrupted economies 
A)  Populist leaders came to power and set back economic growth 
B)  Powerful unions and vested interests blocked needed reforms 
C)  There was very little or no economic growth in the region due to foreign debt 
D)  Wars in Central America and the Southern Cone disrupted economies

Question 7

Early dependency theory, associated with Andre Gundar Frank, contended that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Foreign investment promotes economic growth 
B)  Foreign investment works to underdevelop Third World countries 
C)  Foreign investment in mining is productive, but not in industry 
D)  Foreign investment is a necessary stage for capitalist development 
A)  Foreign investment promotes economic growth 
B)  Foreign investment works to underdevelop Third World countries 
C)  Foreign investment in mining is productive, but not in industry 
D)  Foreign investment is a necessary stage for capitalist development

Question 8

Which country in Latin America stood out to neoliberals in the 1990s as a success story?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Chile 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Argentina 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Chile 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Argentina

Question 9

Rostow and Marx's theories of development and change had in common:

Accepted Answer

A)  That both weres based on the idea that all countries pass through through historical stages 
B)  That dictatorships would be needed to steer countries from underdevelopment to development 
C)  That the industrial bourgeoisie and the working class had to work together to achieve development 
D)  That the colonized areas of the globe should concentrate on agriculture rather than industrialization 
A)  That both weres based on the idea that all countries pass through through historical stages 
B)  That dictatorships would be needed to steer countries from underdevelopment to development 
C)  That the industrial bourgeoisie and the working class had to work together to achieve development 
D)  That the colonized areas of the globe should concentrate on agriculture rather than industrialization

Question 10

Structuralists called inefficient agriculture and income inequality...

Accepted Answer

A)  Neocolonialism 
B)  Associated dependency 
C)  Bottlenecks for economic growth 
D)  Neofeudalism 
A)  Neocolonialism 
B)  Associated dependency 
C)  Bottlenecks for economic growth 
D)  Neofeudalism

Question 11

Rostow's theory of modernization, published in 1960, predicted:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin American economic development efforts were about to crash economically and politically 
B)  Several Latin American countries were on the verge of a take off and about to grow into mature industrial societies 
C)  Communism would no longer be a threat to Latin America because Latin America was going through modernization 
D)  Latin American countries would soon fall into dictatorships 
A)  Latin American economic development efforts were about to crash economically and politically 
B)  Several Latin American countries were on the verge of a take off and about to grow into mature industrial societies 
C)  Communism would no longer be a threat to Latin America because Latin America was going through modernization 
D)  Latin American countries would soon fall into dictatorships

Question 12

Within the framework of world systems theory, most would say Brazil is part of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Core 
B)  Hegmonic core 
C)  Periphery 
D)  Semi-periphery 
A)  Core 
B)  Hegmonic core 
C)  Periphery 
D)  Semi-periphery

Question 13

Which of the following factors contributed to the exhaustion of import substitution as a develoment policy in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factories began to produce for export rather than domestic markets. 
B)  Not enough labor was available to staff factories.. 
C)  Domestic tariff barriers discouraged factory owners from modernizing to compete with factories in the first world. 
D)  Latin American employees were unwilling to work hard 
A)  Factories began to produce for export rather than domestic markets. 
B)  Not enough labor was available to staff factories.. 
C)  Domestic tariff barriers discouraged factory owners from modernizing to compete with factories in the first world. 
D)  Latin American employees were unwilling to work hard

Which statement most closely reflects Cuba's experience after the collapse of the Communist Bloc in 1989-1991?

In the decades after World War II, the United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America...

Dependistas and Moscow-oriented Communists were both part of the Latin American left, but they differed about political strategy, in part, because...

What role did global banks play in generating the debt crisis?

Which of the following measures is NOT a typical part of a structural adjustment package?

The 1980s were a "lost decde" because:

Early dependency theory, associated with Andre Gundar Frank, contended that:

Which country in Latin America stood out to neoliberals in the 1990s as a success story?

Rostow and Marx's theories of development and change had in common:

Structuralists called inefficient agriculture and income inequality...

Rostow's theory of modernization, published in 1960, predicted:

Within the framework of world systems theory, most would say Brazil is part of the:

Which of the following factors contributed to the exhaustion of import substitution as a develoment policy in Latin America?

Introduction

Conceptions of Democracy

The Few and the Many: Inequality in Latin American Politics

Democratic and Autocratic Threads Before Columbus and in Colonial Latin America

Political Without Economic Independence

Populism, Development, and Democracy in the Twentieth Century

Democratic Breakdown and Military Rule

Transitions From Party-Dominant Regimes: Mexico and Venezuela

Democracy in Times of Revolution

Civilians and Soldiers in Illiberal Times

Social Class and Social Movements in Latin America

Parties, Media, and Left-Right Populism

Institutions, Constitutions and Constituent Power

Human Rights, Corruption, and the Rule of Law

Democracy in Times of Globalization

No Ones Backyard Anymore Afterward

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Exam 7: Development and Dependency: Theory and Practice in Latin America

Which statement most closely reflects Cuba's experience after the collapse of the Communist Bloc in 1989-1991?

In the decades after World War II, the United Nations Economic Commission on Latin America...

Dependistas and Moscow-oriented Communists were both part of the Latin American left, but they differed about political strategy, in part, because...

What role did global banks play in generating the debt crisis?

Which of the following measures is NOT a typical part of a structural adjustment package?

The 1980s were a "lost decde" because:

Early dependency theory, associated with Andre Gundar Frank, contended that:

Which country in Latin America stood out to neoliberals in the 1990s as a success story?

Rostow and Marx's theories of development and change had in common:

Structuralists called inefficient agriculture and income inequality...

Rostow's theory of modernization, published in 1960, predicted:

Within the framework of world systems theory, most would say Brazil is part of the:

Which of the following factors contributed to the exhaustion of import substitution as a develoment policy in Latin America?

Introduction

Conceptions of Democracy

The Few and the Many: Inequality in Latin American Politics

Democratic and Autocratic Threads Before Columbus and in Colonial Latin America

Political Without Economic Independence

Populism, Development, and Democracy in the Twentieth Century

Democratic Breakdown and Military Rule

Transitions From Party-Dominant Regimes: Mexico and Venezuela

Democracy in Times of Revolution

Civilians and Soldiers in Illiberal Times

Social Class and Social Movements in Latin America

Parties, Media, and Left-Right Populism

Institutions, Constitutions and Constituent Power

Human Rights, Corruption, and the Rule of Law

Democracy in Times of Globalization

No Ones Backyard Anymore Afterward

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