Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an obstacle to development in many developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corruption 
B)  New agricultural technologies 
C)  Internal disorder 
D)  Overpopulation 
E)  Geopolitical vulnerability 
A)  Corruption 
B)  New agricultural technologies 
C)  Internal disorder 
D)  Overpopulation 
E)  Geopolitical vulnerability B

Question 2

Specify the political, social, and economic conditions in a real or imaginary state in the Global South. Given those conditions, propose a strategy for achieving some level of economic development and political institutionalization. Describe the obstacles and trade- offs involved.

Accepted Answer

The political, social, and economic conditions in an imaginary state in the Global South are characterized by a history of colonialism, corruption, and authoritarian rule. The state is also grappling with high levels of poverty, unemployment, and inequality, leading to social unrest and political instability.

To achieve economic development and political institutionalization, a strategy could involve a combination of policies aimed at addressing both the economic and political challenges. This could include:

1. Economic Development:
- Implementing economic reforms to attract foreign investment and promote domestic entrepreneurship.
- Investing in infrastructure and human capital to improve productivity and create employment opportunities.
- Diversifying the economy to reduce reliance on a few key industries and promote sustainable development.

2. Political Institutionalization:
- Strengthening the rule of law and promoting good governance to tackle corruption and promote transparency.
- Building strong and accountable institutions to ensure the protection of human rights and democratic principles.
- Fostering political participation and inclusivity to give voice to marginalized groups and promote social cohesion.

However, there are obstacles and trade-offs involved in implementing these strategies. For example:
- Economic reforms may lead to short-term job losses and social disruption, creating resistance from affected groups.
- Political institutionalization may face opposition from entrenched interests benefiting from the status quo.
- Balancing economic development with environmental sustainability may require difficult trade-offs, especially in resource-dependent economies.

Overall, achieving economic development and political institutionalization in the Global South requires a delicate balance between addressing the immediate needs of the population and laying the groundwork for long-term sustainable growth. It also requires navigating complex political dynamics and trade-offs, while ensuring that the benefits of development are equitably distributed across society.

Question 3

Revolutionary socialist regimes

Accepted Answer

A)  place the highest priority on social development. 
B)  have minimal commitment to resource equality. 
C)  provide a very limited political role for the large majority of the population. 
D)  emphasize democratic politics. 
E)  encourage entrepreneurial firms. 
A)  place the highest priority on social development. 
B)  have minimal commitment to resource equality. 
C)  provide a very limited political role for the large majority of the population. 
D)  emphasize democratic politics. 
E)  encourage entrepreneurial firms. C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT directly attributable to the green revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rising crop yields 
B)  Rising costs of fertilizers 
C)  Higher rates of deforestation 
D)  Greater use of hybrid grains 
E)  Increased reliance on pesticides 
A)  Rising crop yields 
B)  Rising costs of fertilizers 
C)  Higher rates of deforestation 
D)  Greater use of hybrid grains 
E)  Increased reliance on pesticides

Question 5

The cases of Nigeria and Philippines in the Compare in 14 particularly emphasize

Accepted Answer

A)  the benefits of charismatic leadership. 
B)  the evolution to constitutional democracies. 
C)  the costs of war with neighboring countries. 
D)  the challenges of multiparty systems. 
E)  such major obstacles to development as corruption and population growth. 
A)  the benefits of charismatic leadership. 
B)  the evolution to constitutional democracies. 
C)  the costs of war with neighboring countries. 
D)  the challenges of multiparty systems. 
E)  such major obstacles to development as corruption and population growth.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher demands and expectations by citizens 
B)  Loss of confidence in political leadership 
C)  Cultural cleavages 
D)  Reliance on foreign loans 
E)  Political leaders who accept limited mandates 
A)  Higher demands and expectations by citizens 
B)  Loss of confidence in political leadership 
C)  Cultural cleavages 
D)  Reliance on foreign loans 
E)  Political leaders who accept limited mandates

Question 7

What is meant by neocolonialism? Does the evidence suggest that relations between the developed countries and the developing countries constitute neocolonialism?

Accepted Answer

Neocolonialism refers to the indirect an

Question 8

Discuss key reasons why the military has often ruled in Global South countries and the conditions under which it come to power.

Accepted Answer

The military has often ruled in Global S

Question 9

What are the obstacles to development in many countries of the Global South? What seem to be the most appropriate strategies to overcome those obstacles? Why are such strategies not already successful?

Accepted Answer

The obstacles to development in many cou

Question 10

The International Monetary Fund is

Accepted Answer

A)  a consortium of banks that monitors the behavior of global lenders and debtors. 
B)  a pool of foreign aid funds provided by wealthy donor nations. 
C)  an agency of the United Nations that provides economic assistance to Global South countries. 
D)  another name for the World Bank. 
E)  an organization that facilitates the global exchange of currencies. 
A)  a consortium of banks that monitors the behavior of global lenders and debtors. 
B)  a pool of foreign aid funds provided by wealthy donor nations. 
C)  an agency of the United Nations that provides economic assistance to Global South countries. 
D)  another name for the World Bank. 
E)  an organization that facilitates the global exchange of currencies.

Question 11

The majority of recent United Nations peacekeeping actions in developing countries

Accepted Answer

A)  have been to limit interstate wars. 
B)  have been in sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  have been in South Asia. 
D)  have been attempts to replace dictatorial leaders. 
E)  have been a response to internal political instability. 
A)  have been to limit interstate wars. 
B)  have been in sub-Saharan Africa. 
C)  have been in South Asia. 
D)  have been attempts to replace dictatorial leaders. 
E)  have been a response to internal political instability.

Question 12

According to SIPRI (2011), in which region of the Global South has military spending increased most rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia. 
B)  The Middle East. 
C)  West Asia. 
D)  South America. 
E)  North Africa. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  The Middle East. 
C)  West Asia. 
D)  South America. 
E)  North Africa.

Question 13

The term neocolonialism refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural exchanges between developed and developing countries. 
B)  the global competition for scarce resources. 
C)  efforts to transfer technology to developing countries. 
D)  unconditional aid to Global South states from the developed countries. 
E)  control of the economic resources of developing countries by the developed countries. 
A)  cultural exchanges between developed and developing countries. 
B)  the global competition for scarce resources. 
C)  efforts to transfer technology to developing countries. 
D)  unconditional aid to Global South states from the developed countries. 
E)  control of the economic resources of developing countries by the developed countries.

Question 14

"Conditionalities" is a term in economic relations that usually means that

Accepted Answer

A)  conditions are specified by developing countries for foreign investors. 
B)  import quotas and tariffs are imposed. 
C)  conditions are specified for microcredit loans. 
D)  a developing country's economy depends on the quality of its export products. 
E)  developing countries are required to implement the policy demands of the IMF in return for foreign loans and investment. 
A)  conditions are specified by developing countries for foreign investors. 
B)  import quotas and tariffs are imposed. 
C)  conditions are specified for microcredit loans. 
D)  a developing country's economy depends on the quality of its export products. 
E)  developing countries are required to implement the policy demands of the IMF in return for foreign loans and investment.

Question 15

Microcredit in developing countries has

Accepted Answer

A)  enabled banks to resist pressure from the International Monetary Fund. 
B)  increased the level of debt of developing countries to Western banks. 
C)  enabled many poor people to start small businesses. 
D)  increased the pressure to import goods. 
E)  reduced the pressure to export goods. 
A)  enabled banks to resist pressure from the International Monetary Fund. 
B)  increased the level of debt of developing countries to Western banks. 
C)  enabled many poor people to start small businesses. 
D)  increased the pressure to import goods. 
E)  reduced the pressure to export goods.

Question 16

From 2000-2009, the lowest average annual rates of GDP per capita growth were in

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America. 
B)  South Asia. 
C)  the Islamic Middle East and North Africa. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  all four areas listed above have virtually the same rates. 
A)  Latin America. 
B)  South Asia. 
C)  the Islamic Middle East and North Africa. 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  all four areas listed above have virtually the same rates.

Question 17

In which region did European values and structures penetrate least during colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  Asia 
C)  North Africa and the Middle East 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
E)  Penetration was about the same in all four regions. 
A)  Latin America 
B)  Asia 
C)  North Africa and the Middle East 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
E)  Penetration was about the same in all four regions.

Question 18

By the late 1980s, a key economic strategy of most developing countries was

Accepted Answer

A)  to emphasize agricultural self-sufficiency. 
B)  neoliberalism. 
C)  to prevent further investment by multinational corporations. 
D)  import substitution. 
E)  more extensive borrowing. 
A)  to emphasize agricultural self-sufficiency. 
B)  neoliberalism. 
C)  to prevent further investment by multinational corporations. 
D)  import substitution. 
E)  more extensive borrowing.

Question 19

A notable feature of the microcredit loans by the Grameen Bank is

Accepted Answer

A)  more than 90 percent of the loans are to women. 
B)  most of the loans target farming strategies. 
C)  the lender cannot discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, or gender. 
D)  the borrower pays no interest. 
E)  that there is little pressure to repay the loan. 
A)  more than 90 percent of the loans are to women. 
B)  most of the loans target farming strategies. 
C)  the lender cannot discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, or gender. 
D)  the borrower pays no interest. 
E)  that there is little pressure to repay the loan.

Question 20

According to the Freedom House (2011) analysis, the highest proportion of "free" countries is in

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America and the Caribbean. 
B)  the Islamic Middle East and North Africa. 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Asia. 
E)  all four regions listed have similar proportions of free countries. 
A)  Latin America and the Caribbean. 
B)  the Islamic Middle East and North Africa. 
C)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Asia. 
E)  all four regions listed have similar proportions of free countries.

Which of the following is NOT an obstacle to development in many developing countries?

Specify the political, social, and economic conditions in a real or imaginary state in the Global South. Given those conditions, propose a strategy for achieving some level of economic development and political institutionalization. Describe the obstacles and trade- offs involved.

Revolutionary socialist regimes

Which of the following is NOT directly attributable to the green revolution?

The cases of Nigeria and Philippines in the Compare in 14 particularly emphasize

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to stability?

What is meant by neocolonialism? Does the evidence suggest that relations between the developed countries and the developing countries constitute neocolonialism?

Discuss key reasons why the military has often ruled in Global South countries and the conditions under which it come to power.

What are the obstacles to development in many countries of the Global South? What seem to be the most appropriate strategies to overcome those obstacles? Why are such strategies not already successful?

The International Monetary Fund is

The majority of recent United Nations peacekeeping actions in developing countries

According to SIPRI (2011), in which region of the Global South has military spending increased most rapidly?

The term neocolonialism refers to

"Conditionalities" is a term in economic relations that usually means that

Microcredit in developing countries has

From 2000-2009, the lowest average annual rates of GDP per capita growth were in

In which region did European values and structures penetrate least during colonialism?

By the late 1980s, a key economic strategy of most developing countries was

A notable feature of the microcredit loans by the Grameen Bank is

According to the Freedom House (2011) analysis, the highest proportion of "free" countries is in

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Which of the following is NOT an obstacle to development in many developing countries?

Specify the political, social, and economic conditions in a real or imaginary state in the Global South. Given those conditions, propose a strategy for achieving some level of economic development and political institutionalization. Describe the obstacles and trade- offs involved.

Revolutionary socialist regimes

Which of the following is NOT directly attributable to the green revolution?

The cases of Nigeria and Philippines in the Compare in 14 particularly emphasize

Which of the following is NOT a challenge to stability?

What is meant by neocolonialism? Does the evidence suggest that relations between the developed countries and the developing countries constitute neocolonialism?

Discuss key reasons why the military has often ruled in Global South countries and the conditions under which it come to power.

What are the obstacles to development in many countries of the Global South? What seem to be the most appropriate strategies to overcome those obstacles? Why are such strategies not already successful?

The International Monetary Fund is

The majority of recent United Nations peacekeeping actions in developing countries

According to SIPRI (2011), in which region of the Global South has military spending increased most rapidly?

The term neocolonialism refers to

"Conditionalities" is a term in economic relations that usually means that

Microcredit in developing countries has

From 2000-2009, the lowest average annual rates of GDP per capita growth were in

In which region did European values and structures penetrate least during colonialism?

By the late 1980s, a key economic strategy of most developing countries was

A notable feature of the microcredit loans by the Grameen Bank is

According to the Freedom House (2011) analysis, the highest proportion of "free" countries is in

Politics and Knowledge

Political Theory and Political Beliefs

Political Actions

Influences on Beliefs and Actions

Political Systems, States, and Nations

Political Institutions I: Institutional Structures

Political Institutions II: Institutional Arrangements

Political Economy

Public Policy, Power, and Decision

Change and Political Development

Politics Across Borders

Political Violence

The Developed Countries of the Global North

The Transitional Developed Countries

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