Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

A) The fear of revolution at the street level keeps these regimes beholden to the will of the people. 
B) Neocolonialism transfers power over policy from these regimes to outside actors like developed democracies. 
C) These regimes often lose their independence through corruption to groups that exploit them as a resource. 
D) Very low levels of income for these regimes and their top officials reduce their ability to act independently.

Question 2

Which of the following can be said about the effects of imperialism on gender roles?

Accepted Answer

A) It is difficult to generalize about the effects on gender roles,but in many countries imperialism likely made gender roles more fixed. 
B) Imperialism dramatically reduced the number of economic roles for women. 
C) Women in most countries that came under imperial control saw their political and social status rise slightly. 
D) Western values imposed on countries under imperial control resulted in the liberation of many women from the domestic sphere.

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

A) quasi-socialism 
B) pseudocapitalism 
C) protoliberalism 
D) neocolonialism

Question 4

China,Mexico,and Nigeria all have high levels of corruption but varying levels of

Accepted Answer

A) imperialist legacies. 
B) institutionalization. 
C) development. 
D) civil society.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes social identities in places under imperial control?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnic and national identities largely withered as a result of the imposition of the modern state. 
B) Neither strong national nor strong,specific ethnic identities were present before imperialism. 
C) Strong national identities existed before imperialism but were suppressed. 
D) Strong ethnic identities existed before imperialism but were suppressed.

Question 6

A system wherein a state extends its power in order to directly control territory,resources,and people beyond its borders is known as

Accepted Answer

A) imperialism. 
B) unilateralism. 
C) hegemony. 
D) bipolarity.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) loans are rarely repaid. 
B) loans create a dependency on foreign handouts. 
C) loans do not help grow businesses that can hire employees. 
D) international community is not involved in making these investments.

Question 8

What is microcredit? Describe the potential benefits and drawbacks of this strategy for economic development?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) public goods. 
B) free riders. 
C) social circles. 
D) civil society.

Question 10

Which of the following was the initial,primary cause of lack of government capacity in postcolonial countries?

Accepted Answer

A) endemic corruption among governmental workers 
B) control of most government programs by the military 
C) absence of a professional bureaucracy 
D) ethnic divisions among civil servants

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) newly developing 
B) less-developed 
C) peripheral 
D) middle income

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) social democracy 
B) mercantilism 
C) liberalism 
D) communism

Question 13

Inequality under imperialism was exacerbated by

Accepted Answer

A) imperial obsessions with mass literacy. 
B) imperial obsessions with religious differences and conversion. 
C) imperial obsessions with forefronting racial differences. 
D) imperial interest in suppressing nationalist sentiment.

Question 14

The term for the physical occupation of a foreign territory through military force,businesses,or settlers is

Accepted Answer

A) federalism. 
B) democracy. 
C) colonialism. 
D) autonomy.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) In the 1980s it began to encourage countries to increase state power. 
B) In the 1980s it began to encourage countries to limit regulation. 
C) In the 1980s it began to encourage countries to restrict private industry. 
D) In the 1980s it began to encourage state governments to relax the rule of law.

Question 16

The concept of a "hothouse economy" is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) liberalization. 
B) import substitution. 
C) foreign direct investment. 
D) communism.

Question 17

One recent innovation to help alleviate poverty in poorer countries through small loans to small businesses is known as

Accepted Answer

A) macrofinance. 
B) microcredit. 
C) structural loans. 
D) flexible funding.

Exam 17: Developing Countries