Question 1

Which of the following would be a desired result of ISI?

Accepted Answer

A) Zambia reduced its dependence on imported oil. 
B) Argentina quadrupled the number of cattle raised for export to rich countries. 
C) India became mostly self-sufficient in manufacturing the products it needed. 
D) Brazilian factories produced computers of lesser quality than those built in the United States. 
E) Unemployed urban workers in Ghana moved to rural areas to take advantage of the coffee boom. 
A) Zambia reduced its dependence on imported oil. 
B) Argentina quadrupled the number of cattle raised for export to rich countries. 
C) India became mostly self-sufficient in manufacturing the products it needed. 
D) Brazilian factories produced computers of lesser quality than those built in the United States. 
E) Unemployed urban workers in Ghana moved to rural areas to take advantage of the coffee boom.

Question 2

Why do most industrialized countries subsidize and protect their farmers?

Accepted Answer

A) Farmers are a politically important domestic interest group. 
B) More developed countries want to hurt the economies of less developed countries. 
C) Economic theory supports the idea that food should be protected. 
D) The countries need lower-priced food to sustain industrialization. 
E) The United Nations encourages countries to have a strong domestic agricultural industry. 
A) Farmers are a politically important domestic interest group. 
B) More developed countries want to hurt the economies of less developed countries. 
C) Economic theory supports the idea that food should be protected. 
D) The countries need lower-priced food to sustain industrialization. 
E) The United Nations encourages countries to have a strong domestic agricultural industry.

Question 3

Explain Raúl Prebisch's theory about the terms of trade for less developed countries and their effect on the development policies implemented by poor countries.

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Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an oligopoly?

Accepted Answer

A) Oil producers restrict global oil supply in order to prop up the price of oil. 
B) The automobile industry in the 1970s was dominated by four or five large firms. 
C) Taiwan spurs exports to developed countries by subsidizing certain popular industries. 
D) Mexico attempts to become self-sufficient by erecting trade barriers and developing domestic industry. 
E) Cotton farmers receive large amounts of subsidies from the U.S.government. 
A) Oil producers restrict global oil supply in order to prop up the price of oil. 
B) The automobile industry in the 1970s was dominated by four or five large firms. 
C) Taiwan spurs exports to developed countries by subsidizing certain popular industries. 
D) Mexico attempts to become self-sufficient by erecting trade barriers and developing domestic industry. 
E) Cotton farmers receive large amounts of subsidies from the U.S.government.

Question 5

Why did colonialism hamper the development of less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Colonialism actually helped poor regions develop more than it hindered them. 
B) Colonial powers sent settlers to live in their colonies,thereby uprooting generations of traditions. 
C) Many European colonial powers became too poor to properly provide for their colonies. 
D) Europeans did not understand the culture of their colonies and implemented the wrong policies. 
E) Colonial powers acted in their own interests,even when this conflicted with the interests of their colonies. 
A) Colonialism actually helped poor regions develop more than it hindered them. 
B) Colonial powers sent settlers to live in their colonies,thereby uprooting generations of traditions. 
C) Many European colonial powers became too poor to properly provide for their colonies. 
D) Europeans did not understand the culture of their colonies and implemented the wrong policies. 
E) Colonial powers acted in their own interests,even when this conflicted with the interests of their colonies.

Question 6

Which of the following would be consistent with the demands of the New International Economic Order?

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing U.S.tariffs on European automobiles. 
B) Allowing Zambia to join the United Nations. 
C) Reducing tariffs on Brazilian soybean exports to Europe. 
D) Improving the security of foreign direct investment in Botswana. 
E) The United States reducing the number of Peace Corps volunteers in Africa. 
A) Reducing U.S.tariffs on European automobiles. 
B) Allowing Zambia to join the United Nations. 
C) Reducing tariffs on Brazilian soybean exports to Europe. 
D) Improving the security of foreign direct investment in Botswana. 
E) The United States reducing the number of Peace Corps volunteers in Africa.

Question 7

Which of the following has NOT adopted export-oriented industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Brazil. 
B) South Korea. 
C) Singapore. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) Hong Kong. 
A) Brazil. 
B) South Korea. 
C) Singapore. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) Hong Kong.

Question 8

Which of the following illustrates the conflict between rich and poor countries' interests?

Accepted Answer

A) Citicorp makes several large loans to Turkey during a currency crisis. 
B) International copper companies use cutting-edge technology to build mines in Chile. 
C) El Salvador signs a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
D) Thai workers make low-cost shoes for Europeans. 
E) Ford does not increase worker training in Argentina,because wages will increase. 
A) Citicorp makes several large loans to Turkey during a currency crisis. 
B) International copper companies use cutting-edge technology to build mines in Chile. 
C) El Salvador signs a free-trade agreement with the United States. 
D) Thai workers make low-cost shoes for Europeans. 
E) Ford does not increase worker training in Argentina,because wages will increase.

Question 9

Why are governments sometimes unable or unwilling to implement policies that create favorable conditions for economic growth?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

When do domestic interests impede economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A) When business groups want to innovate without government interference. 
B) When powerful domestic groups feel threatened by government economic policies. 
C) When the government is strong enough to overcome special interest groups. 
D) When a large segment of the population works in export-oriented industries. 
E) When international banks are lending money to a country. 
A) When business groups want to innovate without government interference. 
B) When powerful domestic groups feel threatened by government economic policies. 
C) When the government is strong enough to overcome special interest groups. 
D) When a large segment of the population works in export-oriented industries. 
E) When international banks are lending money to a country.

Question 11

Do rich countries have an obligation to help the global poor? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether rich countries h

Question 12

Explain how international institutions affect development in poor countries.

Accepted Answer

International institutions play a signif

Question 13

What are secure property rights?

Accepted Answer

A) People are safe from invasion by neighboring countries. 
B) Property owners can be confident that material goods will not be seized arbitrarily. 
C) There is a clearly written democratic constitution. 
D) There is a capitalist society in which people can buy and sell property. 
E) The government is able to buy or expropriate property to create infrastructure. 
A) People are safe from invasion by neighboring countries. 
B) Property owners can be confident that material goods will not be seized arbitrarily. 
C) There is a clearly written democratic constitution. 
D) There is a capitalist society in which people can buy and sell property. 
E) The government is able to buy or expropriate property to create infrastructure.

Which of the following would be a desired result of ISI?

Why do most industrialized countries subsidize and protect their farmers?

Explain Raúl Prebisch's theory about the terms of trade for less developed countries and their effect on the development policies implemented by poor countries.

Which of the following is an example of an oligopoly?

Why did colonialism hamper the development of less developed countries?

Which of the following would be consistent with the demands of the New International Economic Order?

Which of the following has NOT adopted export-oriented industrialization?

Which of the following illustrates the conflict between rich and poor countries' interests?

Why are governments sometimes unable or unwilling to implement policies that create favorable conditions for economic growth?

When do domestic interests impede economic growth?

Do rich countries have an obligation to help the global poor? Why or why not?

Explain how international institutions affect development in poor countries.

What are secure property rights?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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Exam 11: Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Which of the following would be a desired result of ISI?

Why do most industrialized countries subsidize and protect their farmers?

Explain Raúl Prebisch's theory about the terms of trade for less developed countries and their effect on the development policies implemented by poor countries.

Which of the following is an example of an oligopoly?

Why did colonialism hamper the development of less developed countries?

Which of the following would be consistent with the demands of the New International Economic Order?

Which of the following has NOT adopted export-oriented industrialization?

Which of the following illustrates the conflict between rich and poor countries' interests?

Why are governments sometimes unable or unwilling to implement policies that create favorable conditions for economic growth?

When do domestic interests impede economic growth?

Do rich countries have an obligation to help the global poor? Why or why not?

Explain how international institutions affect development in poor countries.

What are secure property rights?

Introduction

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Foundations, war, and Peace

International Political Economy, transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters