The absence of market principles in state socialist societies is evidenced in the
a. semimonetarized character of the economy
b. totalitarian character of the political system
c. large size of the state sector
d. continued existence of small-scale artisans
Question 2Professional workers are the most likely to exhibit pride in their work and commitments to the organizations in which they work.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 3Sanderson and Alderson suggest that perestroika
a. involved only minor economic tinkering
b. was rooted largely in a strategy of elite self-preservation
c. failed
d. was a manifestation of a decades-long reintegration of the Soviet Union into the capitalist world-economy
Question 4Throughout much of human history, marriage has been seen as
a. a necessary evil.
b. a means to pass on property.
c. a way to propagate the species.
d. chiefly an economic transaction.
Question 5According to Chase-Dunn, the existence of the capitalist world-economy has
a. not influenced the development of socialism in the state socialist societies
b. had a significant positive influence on the development of the state socialist
societies
c. constrained the development of socialism in the state socialist societies
d. made the development of socialism impossible
Question 6Organizations providing services are the most likely to use reviews of paperwork as a means for monitoring worker output.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 7Which term referred to a person with between three-eighths and five-eighths of African ancestry?
a. Mulatto
b. Quadroon
c. Octoroon
d. One-drop
Question 8Szymanski supports his view of the industrialized socialist states by arguing that
a. they trade far more among themselves than with advanced capitalist states
b. they have made only very small investments in capitalist societies
c. the economic arrangements they make with capitalist nations are usually made
on terms favorable to themselves
d. all of these
e. two of these