Deck 18: The American Welfare State in International Perspective

Question 1

Institutional welfare refers to the provision of services

A)In institutions.
B)In an inpatient psychiatric center.
C)In a bureaucratic style.
D)To the population as a whole.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Amartya Sen spoke of

A)Democracy being a by-product of industrialization.
B)Democracy being a precondition for development.
C)The possibility of benign dictatorships promoting development.
D)The need to send aid to developing countries regardless of cost.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Discuss the plusses and minuses of the Gini coefficient.

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

A problem that voluntary organizations present to social welfare is that

A)Voluntary organizations offer free services to beneficiaries.
B)They utilize resources not otherwise available.
C)They can grow very large,with budgets that exceed that of some governments.
D)They are fragmented and uncoordinated.

Question 5

Paul Collier (2007)discussed reasons that aid should be sent to the poorest countries.These reasons included

A)Doing away with corrupt governments and civil unrest.
B)The moral and ethical reasons for distributing aid.
C)Creating institutions that will develop civic decision-making.
D)Helping with local infrastructure projects.

Question 6

The Gini coefficient is used to gauge national development in what area?

A)The level at which environmental protections leverage social equality.
B)The level at which human capital is utilized to foster development among less fortunate individuals.
C)The distribution of income across economic deciles.
D)The level of societal well-being as measured by literacy,income,and health.

Question 7

With regard to social welfare,what are some common responses to unfavorable
comparisons between the United States and other countries?

Question 8

What percent of GDP does the United States spend on public benefits?

A)37.6 percent
B)24.4 percent
C)17.1 percent
D)49.8 percent

Question 9

Organization dedicated to working for the development of Native Americans:

A)Habitat for Humanity
B)Grameen Development Bank
C)First Nations Development Institute
D)The World Bank

Question 10

Organization dedicated to increasing housing for underprivileged people:

A)Habitat for Humanity
B)Grameen Development Bank
C)First Nations Development Institute
D)The World Bank

Question 11

NGO's have become very important in the provision of social and human services in
underdeveloped nations.However,they are not always viewed favorably.What are
some of the reasons NGO's are viewed favorably,and what are some of the reasons
they are not? Explain.What is your position?

Question 12

The International Monetary Fund

A)Assists in creating infrastructure projects in developing countries.
B)Was eliminated in the 1970s due to rich countries not contributing.
C)Sends loans to poor countries to assist in balancing their budgets.
D)Enables poor countries to lend monies to other poor countries.

Question 13

What incident caused the Three World formulation to lose utility?

A)The formation of OPEC
B)The introduction of capitalism to China,North Korea,and Cuba
C)The fall of the Berlin Wall
D)The Cold War

Question 14

The Four Tigers are

A)The four most heavily populated nations in the world.
B)Asian nations with a well-developed military.
C)Asian nations with aggressive governments.
D)Asian nations with high levels of growth.

Question 15

Organization dedicated to micro loans:

A)Habitat for Humanity
B)Grameen Development Bank
C)First Nations Development Institute
D)The World Bank

Question 16

The three-part classification of nations is based on

A)Type of social welfare system.
B)Type of government.
C)Age of government.
D)GDP per Capita.

Question 17

The Human Poverty Index includes the measures it does because

A)It is necessary to measure basic human needs only.
B)Economic measures are the most relevant and thus are the measures used.
C)These measures include several dimensions of human well-being.
D)These measures foster further development.

Question 18

Describe Esping-Andersen's Welfare State Typology.

Question 19

What are the Millennium Development Goals? Why does the UN specifically chose
these goals? Are other goals that could foster development in a more efficient
manner? In terms of reaching these goals,how is the world performing? What are
some of the barriers to success?

Question 20

Residual welfare refers to

A)Serving the poorest of the poor.
B)Serving the whole population.
C)Utilizing budget surplus to provide social services.
D)Serving residual citizens.