Question 1

For any given person in the world,which of the following regions are they least likely to live in?

Accepted Answer

A) Western Europe 
B) Africa 
C) South America 
D) South Asia 
A) Western Europe 
B) Africa 
C) South America 
D) South Asia

Question 2

Which of the following best describes an environment where the government has an interest in pursuing policies that impede economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers are advocating for the expansion of education across the country. 
B) Owners of labor-intensive plantations and mines are lobbying against urbanization and industrialization. 
C) Poor farmers are lobbying for better protection of their property rights. 
D) Skilled workers are lobbying for foreign aid to enhance the technical capacity of production. 
A) Workers are advocating for the expansion of education across the country. 
B) Owners of labor-intensive plantations and mines are lobbying against urbanization and industrialization. 
C) Poor farmers are lobbying for better protection of their property rights. 
D) Skilled workers are lobbying for foreign aid to enhance the technical capacity of production.

Question 3

According to Argentine economist Raúl Prebisch,________ countries are likely to benefit from the long-term trajectory of the terms of trade in the international economy.

Accepted Answer

A) militarily powerful 
B) less developed 
C) developed 
D) democratic 
A) militarily powerful 
B) less developed 
C) developed 
D) democratic

Question 4

How and why have the economic effects of colonization differed between North America and Latin America?

Accepted Answer

The early economic activities in North A

Question 5

In what ways are international institutions biased against LDCs?

Accepted Answer

International institutions are largely d

Question 6

Why are lower settler mortality rates in former colonies associated with higher levels of economic development today?

Accepted Answer

A) Where climate allowed colonial settlers to survive,settlers set up social,political,and economic institutions conducive to economic growth. 
B) Former colonies with tropical climates attracted European settlers,who were able to help treat tropical diseases,increasing the productive capacity of the colony. 
C) More Europeans moved to colonies with temperate climates,where they could more easily survive,allowing settlers to more easily extract resources from the colony. 
D) Former colonies where European settlers were most likely to die from diseases are the countries that now have the highest rates of economic growth. 
A) Where climate allowed colonial settlers to survive,settlers set up social,political,and economic institutions conducive to economic growth. 
B) Former colonies with tropical climates attracted European settlers,who were able to help treat tropical diseases,increasing the productive capacity of the colony. 
C) More Europeans moved to colonies with temperate climates,where they could more easily survive,allowing settlers to more easily extract resources from the colony. 
D) Former colonies where European settlers were most likely to die from diseases are the countries that now have the highest rates of economic growth.

Question 7

Why were Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)members more successful at creating international change than the wider group of less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

Other developing country commodity produ

Question 8

Why is Zambia an example of failed potential for economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) Although Zambia experienced substantial economic development after independence,its economic growth did not keep pace with that of countries like South Korea. 
B) Although Zambia had substantial natural resources and a respected national leader,its economy worsened instead of improved after independence. 
C) Although Zambia's economy grew steadily,much higher economic growth was expected because of the country's substantial natural resources. 
D) Zambia's economy worsened after independence because of severe ethnic conflict. 
A) Although Zambia experienced substantial economic development after independence,its economic growth did not keep pace with that of countries like South Korea. 
B) Although Zambia had substantial natural resources and a respected national leader,its economy worsened instead of improved after independence. 
C) Although Zambia's economy grew steadily,much higher economic growth was expected because of the country's substantial natural resources. 
D) Zambia's economy worsened after independence because of severe ethnic conflict.

Question 9

What powerful interests supported ISI in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A) Producers of primary products,like plantation owners,supported ISI because developed countries were no longer interested in their products. 
B) Former colonies faced significant pressure from colonial powers to pursue ISI. 
C) When foreign markets collapsed,pro-industrial groups,like urban business and the middle class,gained influence and supported ISI. 
D) The rural poor supported ISI because it provided opportunities to gain employment in urban manufacturing. 
A) Producers of primary products,like plantation owners,supported ISI because developed countries were no longer interested in their products. 
B) Former colonies faced significant pressure from colonial powers to pursue ISI. 
C) When foreign markets collapsed,pro-industrial groups,like urban business and the middle class,gained influence and supported ISI. 
D) The rural poor supported ISI because it provided opportunities to gain employment in urban manufacturing.

Question 10

How do developed country policies harm developing countries?

Accepted Answer

Rich countries often pursue policies tha

Question 11

Which of the following policies is consistent with export-oriented industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A) A Korean car company purchasing its computers from a U.S.firm 
B) Mexico keeping tariffs on cars imported from the United States 
C) Taiwan keeping its currency weak or undervalued 
D) The Brazilian government creating and owning a power company to provide electricity for domestic industries 
A) A Korean car company purchasing its computers from a U.S.firm 
B) Mexico keeping tariffs on cars imported from the United States 
C) Taiwan keeping its currency weak or undervalued 
D) The Brazilian government creating and owning a power company to provide electricity for domestic industries

Question 12

Why did less developed countries adopt import-substituting industrialization (ISI)? What problems developed because of ISI policies?

Accepted Answer

After 1914,the developed world was signi

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was more successful at affecting the price of oil than other commodity cartels?

Accepted Answer

A) There are a small number of countries with significant oil reserves. 
B) Many oil-producing countries have cultural ties to one another. 
C) Members were able to strictly enforce compliance with the organization's policies. 
D) There are few alternative sources of energy to substitute for oil. 
A) There are a small number of countries with significant oil reserves. 
B) Many oil-producing countries have cultural ties to one another. 
C) Members were able to strictly enforce compliance with the organization's policies. 
D) There are few alternative sources of energy to substitute for oil.

Question 14

How does democracy affect the likelihood that necessary public goods will be provided?

Accepted Answer

A) More representative institutions are likely to give more weight to public concerns about overall economic growth. 
B) Having elections makes democratic governments more susceptible to the influence of special interest groups who resist economic reforms. 
C) Since citizens oppose tax increases,democracies are often unable to raise the revenue necessary for providing public goods. 
D) Citizens in democracies are more likely to organize and provide public goods themselves. 
A) More representative institutions are likely to give more weight to public concerns about overall economic growth. 
B) Having elections makes democratic governments more susceptible to the influence of special interest groups who resist economic reforms. 
C) Since citizens oppose tax increases,democracies are often unable to raise the revenue necessary for providing public goods. 
D) Citizens in democracies are more likely to organize and provide public goods themselves.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a way that international economic institutions are biased against poor countries?

Accepted Answer

A) The World Trade Organization does not address rich countries' protectionist agricultural policies. 
B) Rich countries can use the International Monetary Fund to reward the countries that are their allies. 
C) The United States and the European Union can veto International Monetary Fund proposals. 
D) Many poor countries are not allowed to join the International Monetary Fund. 
A) The World Trade Organization does not address rich countries' protectionist agricultural policies. 
B) Rich countries can use the International Monetary Fund to reward the countries that are their allies. 
C) The United States and the European Union can veto International Monetary Fund proposals. 
D) Many poor countries are not allowed to join the International Monetary Fund.

For any given person in the world,which of the following regions are they least likely to live in?

Which of the following best describes an environment where the government has an interest in pursuing policies that impede economic growth?

According to Argentine economist Raúl Prebisch,________ countries are likely to benefit from the long-term trajectory of the terms of trade in the international economy.

How and why have the economic effects of colonization differed between North America and Latin America?

In what ways are international institutions biased against LDCs?

Why are lower settler mortality rates in former colonies associated with higher levels of economic development today?

Why were Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)members more successful at creating international change than the wider group of less developed countries?

Why is Zambia an example of failed potential for economic development?

What powerful interests supported ISI in developing countries?

How do developed country policies harm developing countries?

Which of the following policies is consistent with export-oriented industrialization?

Why did less developed countries adopt import-substituting industrialization (ISI)? What problems developed because of ISI policies?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was more successful at affecting the price of oil than other commodity cartels?

How does democracy affect the likelihood that necessary public goods will be provided?

Which of the following is not a way that international economic institutions are biased against poor countries?

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Exam 10: Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

For any given person in the world,which of the following regions are they least likely to live in?

Which of the following best describes an environment where the government has an interest in pursuing policies that impede economic growth?

According to Argentine economist Raúl Prebisch,________ countries are likely to benefit from the long-term trajectory of the terms of trade in the international economy.

How and why have the economic effects of colonization differed between North America and Latin America?

In what ways are international institutions biased against LDCs?

Why are lower settler mortality rates in former colonies associated with higher levels of economic development today?

Why were Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)members more successful at creating international change than the wider group of less developed countries?

Why is Zambia an example of failed potential for economic development?

What powerful interests supported ISI in developing countries?

How do developed country policies harm developing countries?

Which of the following policies is consistent with export-oriented industrialization?

Why did less developed countries adopt import-substituting industrialization (ISI)? What problems developed because of ISI policies?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was more successful at affecting the price of oil than other commodity cartels?

How does democracy affect the likelihood that necessary public goods will be provided?

Which of the following is not a way that international economic institutions are biased against poor countries?

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

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

Filters