Based on how Gilpin uses the terms, the chief difference between Marxism and mercantilism is that __________.
a. In Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the economy controls the state.
b. In Marxism the state controls the economy, whereas in mercantilism the state gives free rein to economic forces.
c. In Marxism the economy determines the character of the state, whereas in mercantilism the economy serves the state.
d. In Marxism economics and politics are intertwined, whereas in mercantilism the two domains are relatively autonomous.
According to Gilpin, can we ultimately determine the distribution of power in the international system?
a. yes, but only retroactively after a war
b. yes, but only if we have access to reliable data
c. no, because states have powerful incentives to misrepresent how powerful they are
d. no, because we lack an adequate concept of state power
What does Gilpin conclude about power?
a. It could be defined as the means by which states achieve their goals.
b. It is the primary, very often the only, goal pursued by modern nation-states.
c. A clear hierarchy of power determines states' ranks in the international system.
d. Because it produces material results, it can be quantified more easily than the more slippery concept of wealth.
Gilpin argues that unlike wealth, power cannot be quantified because _________.
a. we do not have a theoretical unit to measure the amount of force applied by one state to another
b. it has a significant psychological component
c. a state's power is, in practice, impossible to determine
d. a state's power is measured relative to other states, not in absolute terms
What, according to Gilpin, is the central contradiction or puzzle for international political economy?
a. Economic interdependence is supposed to reduce the chances of war, but wars still occur.
b. Economic interdependence is supposed to increase the number of democracies in the world, but many states remain undemocratic.
c. Economic interdependence is increasing the rate of technological development in some states but not others.
d. Economic interdependence is reducing the role of states, but states remain the most significant actors in international politics.
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