Most disagreements on growth control involve
a. reducing population growth.
b. defiscalizing development.
c. rethinking the concept of home rule.
d. developing a state-wide growth strategy.
Q. 2The term bureaucratic authoritarianism refers to a government led by the armed forces and
a. land-owning elites.
b. the Catholic Church.
c. elected officials.
d. regional strongmen.
e. key civilian allies, often professional economists, engineers, and administrators.
Q. 3A new market approach to environmental pollution involves
a. environmental television advertisements.
b. giving it a monetary value.
c. heavy taxation of it.
d. selling it to neighboring states.
Q. 4In the context of Brazil, and more generally Latin America, the term populism refers to
a. allowing the people to determine the basic political processes and principles of governance.
b. relying upon the political support of regional strongmen to rule.
c. promising labor unions specific wage guarantees in order to gain their political support to keep them from forming communist groups to challenge the government.
d. gaining the political support of previously disenfranchised sectors of society, often through manipulation and demagogic appeals.
e. expanding the right to vote.
Q. 5A command and control approach to pollution is to
a. levy fines.
b. create market incentives.
c. issue regulations and set standards.
d. tax the worst polluters.
Q. 6State corporatism refers to
a. the state supporting large firms financially.
b. a system whereby important societal interests are allowed to monopolize their respective areas in exchange for observing controls on their articulation of demands.
c. a system whereby important societal interests are integrated into state policy-making.
d. the creation of large state-owned businesses.
e. communism.
Q. 7The state's largest and most controversial transportation project is the
a. expansion of the highway system.
b. expansion of airports.
c. new urban light rail system.
d. high-speed rail system.
Q. 8The process of trading favors and protection for political support is called
a. coronelismo.
b. patrimonialism.
c. clientelism.
d. caudillo.
e. bossism.
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