Exam 17: Politics and Development in the Worlds Poorer Countries

Which country moved away from protectionist economic policy in 1991 and became a miracle economy thereafter?

A country that ranks high on the HDI but low per capita gross national income (GNI) can be said to be providing high levels of ________.

The Third World refers to countries that ________.

Discuss the role of foreign intervention in creating the political problems in many Third World countries.

What is the distinction between development and economic growth?

Which among the following is an example of a social democratic model of state-led development?

Dependency theory ________ modernization theory.

For dependency theorists, the countries of the south are underdeveloped as a result of __________________.

Democratic transitions always lead to consolidated democracies.

The end of the Cold War increased negative forms of foreign intervention into Third World countries.

Which of the following was instrumental to the miraculous growth of China's economy since the death of Mao?

Which of the following are included among the eight Millennium Development Goals?

Trade agreements like the WTO have had a difficult time addressing agricultural protection in the richer countries.

The control and colonization of most of the world by European powers left Third World countries well-prepared for governing and independence.

What are three main reasons for why violence has been so common throughout the Third World?

When it comes to democratic transitions, what are three key ways in which politics in Third World countries is different from politics in the consolidated democracies like Canada?

Purchasing power parity is a per capita income measure that shows ________.

Consolidated democracies are always in danger of failing.

Which of the following is not characteristic of the Social model of development used in the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution?

Economic growth does not necessarily reduce poverty.