What is a feature of economic development?
A) Technological accumulation
B) Falling per capita incomes
C) Increasing skills in the population
D) Switching from manufacturing to service industries
How is Brazil an example of a development model worthy of emulation? It has __________.
A) reined in spending, restricted inflation, and cut inequality
B) been selected to host the 2018 soccer World Cup
C) underspent on social programs to the detriment of its financial position
D) expanded its entertainment industry, invested in fisheries, and kept inflation stable
How did South Korea's prosperous economy compare with that of Taiwan?
A) South Korea focused on electronics and computer industries while Taiwan focused on iron, coal, steel and automobile industries,.
B) South Korea focused on iron, coal, steel and automobile industries, while Taiwan focused on electronics and computer industries.
C) South Korea focused on copper, diamonds, and timber while Taiwan focused on defense and entertainment industries.
D) South Korea focused on electronics and other light industries, while Taiwan focused on banking and trade.
What impact has China's economic success had on its perspective on international relations?
A) Boosted China's foreign aid to Russia
B) Opened it to accepting preferential loans
C) Gave it a more regional perspective
D) Gave it a more global perspective
According to world-system theory, the newly industrializing countries are categorized as __________.
A) core
B) periphery
C) semiperiphery
D) dependent states
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