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World Politics: International Politics on the World Stage, Brief, 4/e

John T. Rourke, University of Connecticut - Storrs
Mark A. Boyer, University of Connecticut - Storrs

The International Economy: A Global Road Map

Chapter 11 Quiz


1	The state-based international system may be said to encourage
		A)	socialism.
		B)	free trade zones.
		C)	economic nationalism.
		D)	economic integration and cooperation.


2	The indirect control of another country for national economic gain is known as
		A)	neoimperialism.
		B)	imperialism.
		C)	protectionism.
		D)	nationalism.


3	Which approach advocates free trade?
		A)	Marxist theory
		B)	economic nationalism
		C)	economic internationalism
		D)	economic structuralism


4	What relationship do Marxists see between economics and politics?
		A)	The economic order determines politics.
		B)	The political order determines economic relationships.
		C)	Economic relations are independent of politics.
		D)	Economic inequality is the result of the political system.


5	The primary distinction between the North and the South is
		A)	political.
		B)	economic.
		C)	demographic.
		D)	environmental.


6	Most of the former communist countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics are treated by the authors as
		A)	newly developing countries (NDCs).
		B)	less developed countries (LDCs).
		C)	economically developed countries (EDCs).
		D)	newly industrializing countries (NICs).


7	Structuralist scholars believe that current world patterns of production and trade
		A)	need a few modifications to help the South develop.
		B)	are the best conditions possible for the South to develop.
		C)	must be radically altered if the South is to develop.
		D)	will only help the South develop if they allow for freer trade.


8	A measure of a country's total credits and debits is
		A)	its GNP.
		B)	its GDP.
		C)	its balance of payments.
		D)	a cost-benefit analysis.


9	Economic internationalists seek to integrate political restrictions and economics.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The economic gap between the North and South decreased in the last decade.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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