Question 1

Regional planning has been in retreat in core countries since the 1970s. Why is this so?&#10;A) no longer engages with the reality of cross-regional linkages&#10;B) entirely reflects declining government spending&#10;C) is no longer needed&#10;D) regional incentives never worked

Accepted Answer

Regional planning has been in retreat in core countries since the 1970s because it no longer engages with the reality of cross-regional linkages. As globalization and international trade have increased, regions have become more interconnected and interdependent, making it difficult for regional planning to be effective without considering these linkages.

Question 2

Economic globalization has encouraged the growth of ethnic conflict and nationalist separatism by:&#10;A) making control over localities and regions more feasible economically&#10;B) encouraging new political identities&#10;C) frustrating central governments&#10;D) stimulating the desire to exercise more control over local and regional economies

Accepted Answer

Economic globalization can lead to a desire for more local control as regions seek to manage their own economic affairs in response to global market pressures, which can fuel ethnic conflict and nationalist separatism.

Question 3

Clustering of firms in local industrial districts in some countries has been prompted mainly by:&#10;A) big firms contracting out production to small firms&#10;B) small firms being more responsive to shifts in demand&#10;C) a shift from mass to customized production&#10;D) a and c above

Accepted Answer

Both big firms contracting out production to small firms and a shift from mass to customized production have contributed to the clustering of firms in local industrial districts. Small firms in these districts are able to adapt quickly to changes in demand and specialize in niche markets, which allows them to thrive in the changing business environment. Additionally, as larger firms have moved away from mass production in favor of more customized and flexible manufacturing processes, they have increasingly relied on smaller firms to handle specialized tasks and functions.

Question 4

The trend in employment in many core countries is for larger factories to:&#10;A) employ ever larger numbers of workers&#10;B) employ a shrinking overall proportion of workers&#10;C) employ much the same proportion as in the past&#10;D) employ a shrinking proportion even as large firms retain ownership over the smaller factories

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

What is often meant by &#34;economic democracy&#34;?&#10;A) state control of business&#10;B) electorates vote on economic policies&#10;C) businesses are organized as cooperatives by those who work in them&#10;D) the withdrawal of state regulation

Accepted Answer

Economic democracy typically refers to the idea of workers having a voice and a stake in the decisions made within the businesses they work in. This can be achieved through various means such as the formation of worker cooperatives where decisions are made democratically rather than by a single owner or board of directors.

Deck 13: Reassertion of the Local in the Age of the Global: Regions and Localities Within the World Economy