Deck 24: Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Question 1

One important impact of globalization on the study of politics is that it

A)reduces the need for diplomacy between major states.
B)seems to be the most important force to date for weakening autocratic leaders.
C)calls into question the future viability of international organizations.
D)blurs the lines between domestic politics and international relations.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The World Trade Organization is a good example of a(n)

A)multinational corporation.
B)nongovernmental organization.
C)intergovernmental organization.
D)global civil society.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The liberalizing view of globalization suggests that it will be a

A)threat to free trade.
B)mechanism for future prosperity.
C)process that will bleed away democratic structures.
D)tool for the diminishing of local arts and culture.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The experiences of the WTO in 1999 and 2008 suggest which of the following?

A)the rapid weakening of state sovereignty
B)an increase in antiglobalization activism
C)the power of MNCs to derail trade liberalization talks
D)the increased power of NGOs to promote global human rights

Question 5

In which of the following ways did the Bretton Woods system differ from the Washington Consensus?

A)It created important,formal international organizations.
B)It placed less emphasis on the promotion of international trade.
C)It increased state control over international markets instead of reducing it.
D)It reduced the pace of globalization instead of advancing it.

Question 6

Globalization is associated with the growing power of a host of nonstate or supra-state entities.What are the three major categories that these entities fall into?

A)multinational corporations,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations
B)interstate economic unions,nongovernmental organizations,intergovernmental organizations
C)multinational corporations,nonprofit organizations,interstate economic unions
D)international regimes,interstate economic unions,nonprofit organizations

Question 7

Critics of globalization speak of the problem of a "democratic deficit," meaning

A)democratic processes within states will weaken and limit the power of citizens to elect their own regional governments.
B)nonstate organizations need to be given more power in order to keep states in check.
C)nongovernmental and intergovernmental organizations will take on increasing democratic processes,reducing their ability to act quickly and efficiently.
D)the movement of power toward international organizations may reduce public representation and control.

Question 8

Greenpeace is a good example of a(n)

A)multinational corporation.
B)nongovernmental organization.
C)international regime.
D)intergovernmental organization.

Question 9

Political globalization has the most potential to lead to

A)growing state capacity but weakening autonomy.
B)growing state autonomy but weakening capacity.
C)weakening state autonomy and capacity.
D)strengthening state autonomy and capacity.

Question 10

Optimists believe that societal globalization,through a process of "creative destruction," could lead to a form of

A)resurgent state sovereignty.
B)global anarchy.
C)transnational terrorism.
D)global cosmopolitanism.

Question 11

What aspect of globalization first came into being in the late nineteenth century?

A)the first truly global war
B)the first NGOs and IGOs
C)the first multinational corporations
D)the first transnational terrorist groups

Question 12

The idea of Thomas Friedman's "golden straitjacket" is that globalization will

A)reduce all political decisions to economic ones.
B)limit an individual citizen's faith in traditional government.
C)bind states to international agreements that reduce violent conflict.
D)exacerbate competition among states for natural resources.

Question 13

Some optimists argue that a global cosmopolitanism could pave the way for

A)a global civil society.
B)one world government.
C)"cyber-anarchism."
D)a common world religion.

Question 14

Which of the following entities can be either exclusively national or fully international in nature?

A)Bretton Woods
B)MNCs
C)NGOs
D)IGOs

Question 15

According to political scientists Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye,what is the relationship between globalization and history?

A)Globalization takes the simple form of international contacts and interaction.
B)Significant international connections have only appeared in the last half century.
C)Globalization is "thick" compared to the international connections of the past.
D)Globalization highlights the distinction between international relations and domestic politics.

Question 16

In which of the following ways are the new violent international actors empowered by globalization similar to IGOs and MNCs,and in which way are they dissimilar?

A)similar in that they are flexible;dissimilar in that they employ physical force to reach their objectives
B)similar in that they resemble social networks;dissimilar in that they employ violence
C)similar in that they exercise sovereignty;dissimilar in that they seek their objectives with the use of force
D)similar in that they are decentralized;dissimilar in that they hold territory

Question 17

In the process of historical globalization,the late nineteenth century saw the rise of the first

A)NGOs and IGOs.
B)modern state structures.
C)international terrorist organizations.
D)multinational corporations.

Question 18

Call centers and data processing are examples of what is known as

A)offshore outsourcing.
B)horizontal globalization.
C)localized globalization.
D)devolved labor.

Question 19

Which of the following ultimately resulted from the establishment of the Bretton Woods system?

A)an increase in national sovereignty
B)the International Criminal Court
C)establishment of the World Trade Organization
D)greater national control over trade agreements

Question 20

In what way is the Internet unlike a typical international regime?

A)It has no norms that lead to a specific goal.
B)It is not seen as beneficial.
C)It does not link states or individuals together in a meaningful way.
D)It is more easily controlled by sovereign states.

Question 21

In which of the following ways has sovereign authority reasserted itself over the last decade?

A)growth of multinational corporations
B)states forcing the reduction in the number of NGOs
C)sharp rise in tariff barriers
D)censorship of Internet websites by some states

Question 22

Explain how state sovereignty is threatened by an increasingly globalized and interconnected world? Will the state eventually wither away,being overtaken by new forms of political organization?

Question 23

Which of the following statements best describes a major concern of those who believe globalization will be detrimental to social progress?

A)Globalization reduces the number of choices,values,ideas,and information people are presented with.
B)A new global civil society may fuel the growth of new NGOs and IGOs.
C)Globalization may lead to a form of global cosmopolitanism.
D)Globalization has demonstrated that it can inspire increased levels of violent fundamentalism.

Question 24

According to the 2010-14 World Values Survey, showed less mistrust of nationalities than .

A)respondents under 29;respondents over 50
B)respondents over 50;respondents under 29
C)respondents from less-developed countries;respondents from more developed countries
D)respondents from more developed countries;respondents from less-developed countries

Question 25

The 2010-14 World Values Survey shows that when asked,over two-thirds of individuals identify themselves as

A)world citizens.
B)ethnic nationalists.
C)admirers of Western values.
D)virtual citizens.

Question 26

How might globalization shape democracy and public participation in both positive and negative ways?

Question 27

Rather than a universal process of economic deepening across the globe,much of what we think of as globalization is simply the

A)integration of China into the global market.
B)rise of the Indian economy.
C)liberalization of U.S.trade to allow more imports.
D)integration of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe into the world economy and political order since 1989.

Question 28

In which of the following ways does the study of societal globalization differ from that of political globalization?

A)It largely focuses on the development of nonstate and supra-state organizations as rivals to the state.
B)It focuses on the formation of civil society that stretches beyond borders.
C)It largely ignores nationalist movements as part of global culture.
D)It rejects the concept of global cosmopolitanism.

Question 29

In his work The Economic Consequences of the Peace,economist John Maynard Keynes describes a period that seems to have many similarities to the current state of globalization.Which of the following is that period?

A)period before World War I
B)period before World War II
C)Cold War
D)rise of the Ottoman Empire

Question 30

Which of the following statements about the extent of globalization is accurate?

A)Global foreign direct investment reached roughly $200 billion in 2015.
B)General Electric's total profits in 2015 were approximately the same as Great Britain's GDP at purchasing power parity.
C)In 2015,nearly a quarter of a billion people moved across international borders.
D)The number of MNCs actually shrank between 2003 and 2015 due to consolidation.

Question 31

Which of the following is thought to be the major pressure that will inevitably globalize Iran?

A)its young demographic
B)open access to information
C)direct foreign investment
D)increased oil reliance

Question 32

Describe the arguments for globalization as both a positive economic force that will raise the standards of living and a negative economic force that will bring about a "race to the bottom."

Question 33

Which of the following statements about aspects of Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus is accurate?

A)The Washington Consensus helped pave the way for the creation of institutions like the IMF and World Bank.
B)The IMF provides loans and technical assistance to advance development in less-developed countries.
C)A core goal of Bretton Woods was to help manage economic relations between countries,and the Washington Consensus advocated a reduction of states' control over the market.
D)Both Bretton Woods and the Washington Consensus advocated the maintenance of state-controlled industries in developing countries so that they could compete with the developed world.

Question 34

Which of the following statements about the growth (or lack of growth)of globalization is accurate?

A)All international trade only accounts for about 25 percent of global GDP.
B)Developing countries still constitute less than a quarter of world GDP when measured by purchasing power parity.
C)Despite predictions to the contrary,global inequality has remained steady or grown slightly over the last three decades.
D)Globalization has largely ended the need for concentration of tech development in single locations like Silicon Valley.

Question 35

Is globalization inevitable? What evidence suggests that it could be reversed?

Question 36

What is "global civil society" and what are its primary features? Describe the counterargument to global civil society that increased globalization leads to a reduction in social progress?