According to world systems theory, the Cold War was fought over
A) economic dominance on the international level.
B) military control of important resources.
C) ideological conflict over communism.
D) religious tension between the United States and the Soviets.
E) two major powers seeking their own security.
Cost of living in Mexico is much lower than in Norway. Thus to make sense of differences in GDP per capita we need to adjust for that fact. Making such an adjustment is an example of which concept
A) adjustment weights.
B) Gini coefficient.
C) gross domestic product per capita.
D) import substitution factor.
E) purchasing power parity.
One major difference separating Marxism and world systems theory from realism and liberalism is that Marxism and world systems theory
A) believe in anarchy whereas realism and liberalism do not.
B) make huge predictions about the future of international relations whereas realism and liberalism do not.
C) place much more importance on actions of states as actors than realism and liberalism.
D) put an emphasis on things other than security whereas realism and liberalism do not.
E) they seek to explain historical developments in international relations whereas realism and liberalism do not.
The Big Mac Index is a quick way of measuring
A) adjustment weights.
B) Gini coefficient.
C) gross domestic product per capita.
D) import substitution factor.
E) purchasing power parity.
Countries that produce relatively little, have an abundance of cheap labor, and primarily export natural resources are considered ________ according to world systems theorists.
A) core
B) developing
C) non-industrialized
D) periphery
E) semi-periphery