Question 1

Explain how international debt fosters anti-globalization sentiment.

Accepted Answer

International debt can foster anti-globa

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the reforms that Brym and Lie outlined that could change the nature of neoliberal globalization and turn it into democratic globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) support democracy in developing countries 
B) contribute more and better foreign aid 
C) forgive the debt owed by developing countries to the rich countries 
D) eliminate the tariffs that restrict exports from developing countries 
E) none of these choices.They are all included in their four suggested reforms. 
A) support democracy in developing countries 
B) contribute more and better foreign aid 
C) forgive the debt owed by developing countries to the rich countries 
D) eliminate the tariffs that restrict exports from developing countries 
E) none of these choices.They are all included in their four suggested reforms.

Question 3

The idea of McDonaldization extends Weber's concept of ____,the application of the most efficient means to achieve given ends.

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism 
B) glocalization 
C) rationalism 
D) peripheralism 
E) neoliberalization 
A) colonialism 
B) glocalization 
C) rationalism 
D) peripheralism 
E) neoliberalization

Question 4

The anti-globalization movement includes union activists,environmentalists,supporters of worker and peasant movements in developing countries,and other opponents of transnational corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

South Korea,Taiwan and Israel are examples of peripheral countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

From 1820 to 1992,the share of world income going to the top 10% has:

Accepted Answer

A) increased. 
B) declined. 
C) remained consistently proportionate to diverse populations. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) increased. 
B) declined. 
C) remained consistently proportionate to diverse populations. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 7

The ____ countries are former colonies that are poor and are major sources of raw materials and cheap labor.

Accepted Answer

A) regional 
B) peripheral 
C) semiperipheral 
D) transnational 
E) global 
A) regional 
B) peripheral 
C) semiperipheral 
D) transnational 
E) global

Question 8

In most well documented cases,recent openness to international trade and foreign investment brought no increase in inequality to:

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Taiwan 
C) Mexico 
D) Malaysia 
E) Chile 
A) China 
B) Taiwan 
C) Mexico 
D) Malaysia 
E) Chile

Question 9

Jihad can mean which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) perseverance in achieving a high moral standard. 
B) striving or struggle 
C) Islamic fundamentalist reaction to globalization 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) perseverance in achieving a high moral standard. 
B) striving or struggle 
C) Islamic fundamentalist reaction to globalization 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

____ holds that economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes.These attributes include Western values,business practices and stable governments.

Accepted Answer

A) Dependency theory 
B) Modernization theory 
C) Globalization theory 
D) Regionalization theory 
E) Glocalization theory 
A) Dependency theory 
B) Modernization theory 
C) Globalization theory 
D) Regionalization theory 
E) Glocalization theory

Question 11

What is a global commodity chain?

Accepted Answer

A global commodity chain is a

Question 12

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Accepted Answer

One possible question drawing on relevan

Question 13

According to Brym and Lie,which of these countries may we expect to experience some economic growth in the near future?

Accepted Answer

A) Chile and Brazil 
B) Argentina and Ghana 
C) Mexico and Thailand 
D) all these choices 
E) only Chile,Brazil,Mexico and Thailand 
A) Chile and Brazil 
B) Argentina and Ghana 
C) Mexico and Thailand 
D) all these choices 
E) only Chile,Brazil,Mexico and Thailand

Question 14

Define imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Imperialism is the e

Question 15

____ is a form of rationalization.Specifically,it refers to the spread of the principles of fast-food restaurants,such as efficiency,predictability,and calculability,to all spheres of life.

Accepted Answer

A) McDonaldization 
B) Glocalization 
C) Regionalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Colonialism 
A) McDonaldization 
B) Glocalization 
C) Regionalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Colonialism

Question 16

____ is a policy that promotes private control of industry,minimal government interference in the running of the economy,the removal of taxes,tariffs,and restrictive regulations that discourage the international buying and selling of goods and services,and the encouragement of foreign investment.

Accepted Answer

A) Modernization theory 
B) McDonaldization 
C) Imperialism 
D) Regionalization 
E) Neoliberal globalization 
A) Modernization theory 
B) McDonaldization 
C) Imperialism 
D) Regionalization 
E) Neoliberal globalization

Question 17

Individual nation states give up some of their independence when they join international organizations or sign international agreements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the United Nations,____ of the world's population are poor,defined as lacking the ability to obtain adequate food,clothing,shelter and other basic needs.

Accepted Answer

A) one fourth 
B) one fifth 
C) one third 
D) one half 
E) two thirds 
A) one fourth 
B) one fifth 
C) one third 
D) one half 
E) two thirds

Question 19

How old is globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) around 30 years old 
B) about 200 years old 
C) approximately 500 years old 
D) generally agreed at 3000 years old 
E) There is no one correct answer to that question. 
A) around 30 years old 
B) about 200 years old 
C) approximately 500 years old 
D) generally agreed at 3000 years old 
E) There is no one correct answer to that question.

Question 20

Modernization theory holds that economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Explain how international debt fosters anti-globalization sentiment.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reforms that Brym and Lie outlined that could change the nature of neoliberal globalization and turn it into democratic globalization?

The idea of McDonaldization extends Weber's concept of ____,the application of the most efficient means to achieve given ends.

The anti-globalization movement includes union activists,environmentalists,supporters of worker and peasant movements in developing countries,and other opponents of transnational corporations.

South Korea,Taiwan and Israel are examples of peripheral countries.

From 1820 to 1992,the share of world income going to the top 10% has:

The ____ countries are former colonies that are poor and are major sources of raw materials and cheap labor.

In most well documented cases,recent openness to international trade and foreign investment brought no increase in inequality to:

Jihad can mean which of the following:

____ holds that economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes.These attributes include Western values,business practices and stable governments.

What is a global commodity chain?

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

According to Brym and Lie,which of these countries may we expect to experience some economic growth in the near future?

Define imperialism.

____ is a form of rationalization.Specifically,it refers to the spread of the principles of fast-food restaurants,such as efficiency,predictability,and calculability,to all spheres of life.

____ is a policy that promotes private control of industry,minimal government interference in the running of the economy,the removal of taxes,tariffs,and restrictive regulations that discourage the international buying and selling of goods and services,and the encouragement of foreign investment.

Individual nation states give up some of their independence when they join international organizations or sign international agreements.

According to the United Nations,____ of the world's population are poor,defined as lacking the ability to obtain adequate food,clothing,shelter and other basic needs.

How old is globalization?

Modernization theory holds that economic underdevelopment results from poor countries lacking Western attributes.

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