Question 1

According to Wendy Brown, what is responsibilization and what are its effects on society?

Accepted Answer

Responsibilization, according to Wendy B

Question 2

Which of the following an incorrect statement about the net personal wealth of different segments of the U.S. population?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bottom 50 percent of Americans had almost no net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
B)  The middle 40 percent of Americans never had more than 40 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
C)  The top 10 percent of Americans always held more than 60 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
D)  The top 1 percent of Americans never held less than 40 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
A)  The bottom 50 percent of Americans had almost no net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
B)  The middle 40 percent of Americans never had more than 40 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
C)  The top 10 percent of Americans always held more than 60 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014. 
D)  The top 1 percent of Americans never held less than 40 percent of U.S. net personal wealth between 1980 and 2014.

Question 3

How does neoimperialism differ from classical imperialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  International organizations create laws and policies for member nations. 
B)  States no longer need to occupy other countries in order to exploit them. 
C)  After a war, nations install leaders of their choosing in the conquered country. 
D)  Security interests replace economic motives for going abroad. 
A)  International organizations create laws and policies for member nations. 
B)  States no longer need to occupy other countries in order to exploit them. 
C)  After a war, nations install leaders of their choosing in the conquered country. 
D)  Security interests replace economic motives for going abroad.

Question 4

Why is Marx considered determinist? Describe his three "laws" about the falling rate of profit, disproportionality, and concentration.

Accepted Answer

Marx is considered a determinist because

Question 5

What are some of the key characteristics of the precariat? What social groups or segments of the workforce typically constitute a significant part of the precariat?

Accepted Answer

The precariat is a social class characte

Question 6

The process by which inherently unstable opposing economic forces and counterforces lead to crisis, revolution, and to the next stage of history is called

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution. 
B)  class conflict. 
C)  a dialectical process. 
D)  law of disproportionality. 
A)  evolution. 
B)  class conflict. 
C)  a dialectical process. 
D)  law of disproportionality.

Question 7

Lenin believed that capitalism was able to postpone its crisis by:

Accepted Answer

A)  government policies that increase the rate of profit. 
B)  exploiting less developed countries through imperialism. 
C)  progressive taxes that produce a more equitable distribution of income. 
D)  Keynesian economic policies that reduce the chance of another Great Depression. 
A)  government policies that increase the rate of profit. 
B)  exploiting less developed countries through imperialism. 
C)  progressive taxes that produce a more equitable distribution of income. 
D)  Keynesian economic policies that reduce the chance of another Great Depression.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a mechanism of "accumulation by dispossession"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saddling people with debt until they become insolvent 
B)  Privatization of state assets 
C)  "Land grabs" 
D)  Government deficit spending 
E)  Austerity programs 
A)  Saddling people with debt until they become insolvent 
B)  Privatization of state assets 
C)  "Land grabs" 
D)  Government deficit spending 
E)  Austerity programs

According to Wendy Brown, what is responsibilization and what are its effects on society?

Which of the following an incorrect statement about the net personal wealth of different segments of the U.S. population?

How does neoimperialism differ from classical imperialism?

Why is Marx considered determinist? Describe his three "laws" about the falling rate of profit, disproportionality, and concentration.

What are some of the key characteristics of the precariat? What social groups or segments of the workforce typically constitute a significant part of the precariat?

The process by which inherently unstable opposing economic forces and counterforces lead to crisis, revolution, and to the next stage of history is called

Lenin believed that capitalism was able to postpone its crisis by:

Which of the following is not a mechanism of "accumulation by dispossession"?

What Is International Political Economy

Laissez-Faire: the Economic Liberal Perspective

Wealth and Power: the Mercantilist Perspective

Constructivism

The Global Production Structure

The International Trade Structure

The International Finance and Monetary Structure

The Global Security Structure

The International Knowledge Structure: Controlling Flows of Information and Technology

The Development Challenge

The Fragmentation of the European Union: the Crossroads Redux

Moving Into Position: the Rising Powers

The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart

The Illicit Global Economy: the Dark Side of Globalization

Energy and the Environment: Navigating Climate Change and Global Disaster

Global Health: Refugees and Caring for the Forgotten

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Exam 4: Economic Determinism and Exploitation: the Structuralist Perspective

According to Wendy Brown, what is responsibilization and what are its effects on society?

Which of the following an incorrect statement about the net personal wealth of different segments of the U.S. population?

How does neoimperialism differ from classical imperialism?

Why is Marx considered determinist? Describe his three "laws" about the falling rate of profit, disproportionality, and concentration.

What are some of the key characteristics of the precariat? What social groups or segments of the workforce typically constitute a significant part of the precariat?

The process by which inherently unstable opposing economic forces and counterforces lead to crisis, revolution, and to the next stage of history is called

Lenin believed that capitalism was able to postpone its crisis by:

Which of the following is not a mechanism of "accumulation by dispossession"?

What Is International Political Economy

Laissez-Faire: the Economic Liberal Perspective

Wealth and Power: the Mercantilist Perspective

Constructivism

The Global Production Structure

The International Trade Structure

The International Finance and Monetary Structure

The Global Security Structure

The International Knowledge Structure: Controlling Flows of Information and Technology

The Development Challenge

The Fragmentation of the European Union: the Crossroads Redux

Moving Into Position: the Rising Powers

The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart

The Illicit Global Economy: the Dark Side of Globalization

Energy and the Environment: Navigating Climate Change and Global Disaster

Global Health: Refugees and Caring for the Forgotten

Filters