Exam 10: Developing Countries

Organized life outside of the state that is often seen as critical to democracy and political stability is known as:

In comparing the development of postcolonial countries, which of the following pairs of factors have shown strong correlation with each other?

Countries that are experiencing weak economic and political development are known as ________ countries.

Policies that require countries to privatize state-run firms, end subsidies, reduce tariff barriers, shrink the size of the state, and welcome foreign investment are sometimes known as:

Some observers of less-developed countries use the term ________ to describe the unequal economic relationship between those countries and advanced democracies in the modern postcolonial era.

Describe the debate, pro and con, over the use of microfinance in lower income countries.Why might it lead to the middle income trap, and do the risks outweigh the benefits?

The borders of most current African states were drawn by colonial powers according to:

Why might the commonality of authoritarian regimes in the developing world fail to suggest high levels of autonomy, even though on the surface it appears that this should be the case?

Which of the following best describes modernization under imperialism in most colonial states?

Which of the following is a component of import substitution, an economic strategy followed by many developing countries in the post-World War II era?

The concept of a "hothouse economy" is associated with:

Describe the motivating factors that began the process of European imperialism in the 1500s.Why were European states so proficient at expanding colonial structures in the less-developed world?

One of the major criticisms of microfinance or microcredit is that:

South Korea is among the Asian countries that pursued an export-oriented strategy known as:

Why have less-developed countries had such difficulty in building effective states? What particular roles do ethnic and national identities contribute to this difficulty?

Many countries in Asia discarded import substitution and opted for a form of economic development after World War II known as:

Which of the following statements about the Washington Consensus is accurate?

Inequality under imperialism was exacerbated by:

Import substitution is most closely related to which of the following political-economic systems?

Countries that are experiencing rapid economic growth and democratization are generally known as ________ countries.