Deck 19: Global Issues and Globalization

Question 1

What is the position of Franz Fannon in his work, The Wretched of the Earth ?

Answer 1

According to Fannon, it is colonization that has created the depressed condition of many formerly colonial nations, as rich colonizers enslaved the residents and took their wealth.

Question 2

Which of the following is not mentioned by Herman Daly as a consequence of globalization?

A) Competition results in lower standards
B) Increased educational development
C) Increased tolerance of mergers and monopoly
D) Intense national specialization

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Technological advancements are

A) Benefiting all nations
B) Increasing the economic disparity between rich and poor nations
C) Leaving the economic health of nations about the same
D) Especially benefiting poor nations

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not mentioned as a result of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?

A) Harmed rather than helped development of Third World countries
B) Made poorer countries unable to compete
C) Led to international terrorism
D) Drove local banks out of business

Question 5

Self interest rationales for helping develop poorer countries include all the following except

A) Creating markets for our products
B) Creating opportunity for indigenous peoples
C) Reduce terrorism
D) Preserve the environment

Question 6

What percentage of American farm subsidies goes to the richest 10% of farmers?

A) 90
B) 60
C) 40
D) 20

Question 7

One significant difference between matters of charity and matters of justice is that the former is more flexible or optional than the latter.

Question 8

Use the two concepts of justice, the process view and the end state view, to discuss the ethical problem of economic justice on a world wide level.

Question 9

Describe one positive effort of the World Bank and IMF and one negative aspect.

Question 10

The global human population is growing at the rate of

A) 2000 an hour
B) 200,000 a day
C) 20,000,000 a year
D) 200,000,000 a year

Question 11

It is clear that globalization has contributed more to stability and peace than to dissention and conflict around the world.

Question 12

What percentage of people with HIV/AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa?

A) 27
B) 46
C) 61
D) 74

Question 13

According to free market capitalism, free markets lead to all of the following except

A) Reduction in nationalism
B) Free minds
C) Political liberty
D) Democracy

Question 14

According to Peter Singer, helping people in famine ridden countries and areas is a matter of charity not obligation or duty.

Question 15

What is the average wage of a person working in a call center in India (in US dollar equivalency)?

A) 90-120 per month
B) 600-800 per month
C) 200-400 per month
D) 1200-1400 per month

Question 16

The gap between rich and poor nations has greatly narrowed over the last 3 decades.

Question 17

Among the indicators of economic development of a country are standard of living, life expectancy, and literacy.

Question 18

The World Bank argues that reducing farm subsidies to farmers in Western countries would

A) Create unfair advantages for countries
B) Threaten the global food supply
C) Allow millions of people worldwide to escape poverty
D) Lead to a major shift in economic positioning

Question 19

One of the ways to evaluate ethically the policies of the IMF and World Bank is whether they have done more good than harm or the opposite.