Globalization has tended to make political leaders in developing nations more likely to _____.
a. advance policies that are favorable to foreign business interests
b. use highly repressive methods to maintain control over their economies
c. enact economic reforms aimed at reducing the gap between the rich and the poor
d. pursue a means of self-reliance in order to guard against global economic volatility
Q. 2Suppose you are an impoverished farm laborer living in a rural village in a developing nation. Globalization is likely to _____.
a. increase prices for the domestically-produced basic necessities you now purchase
b. decrease consumption of the agricultural goods your income is currently based on
c. bring industrial jobs to your country that pay higher wages than you are currently earning
d. push your government to create new social welfare programs aimed at reducing poverty
Q. 3. The United Nations Security Council has the ability to _____.
a. enforce the resolutions passed by the UN General Assembly
b. send troops to parts of the world where open hostilities are about to break out
c. use military force to prevent or punish violations of international human rights norms
d. mobilize members of the UN to deal with military and humanitarian crises
Q. 4Which of these incentives is an additional benefit to members of a customs union?
a. Increased levels of trade with nearby trading partners
b. Decreased enforcement costs for economic regulations
c. Protections against high levels of foreign direct investment
d. Neutral resolution of disputes among frequent trading partners
Q. 5Since the end of World War II, international law has _____.
a. largely replaced diffuse reciprocity with specific reciprocity
b. produced a backlash that is strengthening protectionist resistance to globalization
c. succeeded at pushing most dictatorial governments into adopting democratic reforms
d. gradually eroded some of the sovereignty of nations that participate in international institutions
Q. 6Which of these countries holds a permanent seat on the UN Security Council along with the United States, Britain, France, and China?
a. Canada
b. Russia
c. Germany
d. Switzerland
Q. 7What is the main difference between the former General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the current World Trade Organization (WTO)?
a. GATT focused on diffuse reciprocity while the WTO focuses on specific reciprocity.
b. GATT was limited to trade talks while the WTO is also concerned with human rights.
c. GATT excluded underdeveloped nations while the WTO includes every nation on Earth.
d. GATT was a form of treaty-based cooperation while the WTO is a permanent institution.
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