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. Global civil society is defined as ________.

a) non-state actors engaging with global institutions and processes at the global level correct incorrect

b) state actors engaging with NGOs at the global level in order to help those in need correct incorrect

c) global institutions working to establish civil rules of engagement correct incorrect

d) the sum total of state and non-state actors working with global institutions to advance objectives for the entire world correct incorrect

e) the globalization of common values correct incorrect

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. By transacting freely across borders, multinational corporations ________.

a) seek to maximize profit margins in all of their subsidiary operations correct incorrect

b) affect the ability/sovereignty of the state as economic actor correct incorrect

c) result from the merger of companies from two or more countries correct incorrect

d) are tightly constrained by national laws correct incorrect

e) invest and/or operate in more than one country correct incorrect

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. The Washington Consensus, which has been central to neoliberal globalization, did NOT promote ________.

a) the liberalization of capital flows correct incorrect

b) free trade correct incorrect

c) strict controls on global capital flows across borders correct incorrect

d) export-oriented growth correct incorrect

e) public sector privatization correct incorrect

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. One aspect of globalization has been the emergence of a network of global ________, which entails a formal and informal collection of institutions that rule, though not democratically or accountably.

a) hegemony correct incorrect

b) social movements correct incorrect

c) governance correct incorrect

d) parliaments correct incorrect

e) finance correct incorrect

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. ________ refers to investment that has a physical presence and is made across borders.

a) Portfolio investment correct incorrect

b) Hedge fund investment correct incorrect

c) Debt-for-equity swaps correct incorrect

d) Foreign direct investment correct incorrect

e) Structural adjustment lending correct incorrect

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. Deterritorialization is by no means confined to the delocalization of economic activities. It also implies ________.

a) blocking the way of informational capitalism correct incorrect

b) the adoption of common policies on major issues governing the economy and society correct incorrect

c) negatively affecting knowledge capitalism correct incorrect

d) providing more for social expenditures such as education and health care correct incorrect

e) cutting down on incentives to investors and financial institutions correct incorrect

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. ________ absorbs the most FDI to the Global South.

a) Africa correct incorrect

b) China correct incorrect

c) Iraq correct incorrect

d) India correct incorrect

e) Singapore correct incorrect

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. Seventy-five per cent of the world's poorest countries are located in ________.

a) Central America correct incorrect

b) Eastern Europe correct incorrect

c) South America correct incorrect

d) Southeast Asia correct incorrect

e) Africa correct incorrect

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. The ________ began in 2001 to bring together a diverse range of global civil society movements struggling against exploitation, poverty, insecurity, and neoliberalism's negative impacts.

a) World Economic Forum correct incorrect

b) World Social Forum correct incorrect

c) World Development Forum correct incorrect

d) World Justice Forum correct incorrect

e) World Resistance Forum correct incorrect

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. ________ has put forward an alternative model of political and economic development it calls the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.

a) Chile correct incorrect

b) Argentina correct incorrect

c) Bolivia correct incorrect

d) Venezuela correct incorrect

e) Brazil correct incorrect

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. In 2013, inflows of foreign direct investment were highest in ________.

a) Latin America and the Caribbean correct incorrect

b) Africa correct incorrect

c) North America correct incorrect

d) developing Asia correct incorrect

e) Europe correct incorrect

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. In New York City in 2012, ________ protested against the corporate influence over the political system and political institutions and against the privileges enjoyed by the "1 per cent."

a) Occupy Wall Street correct incorrect

b) the Zapatistas correct incorrect

c) Oxfam International correct incorrect

d) the World Social Forum correct incorrect

e) the Arab Spring correct incorrect

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. Amartya Sen believes that the main issue is not globalization itself, but ________.

a) inequitable sharing of its benefits correct incorrect

b) the impacts of globalization for industrialization of the world correct incorrect

c) globalization of human rights correct incorrect

d) corruption in organizations like the World Bank and IMF correct incorrect

e) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Critics of the current model of globalization insist on ________.

a) the non-sustainability of the process correct incorrect

b) the "hyper-growth" that requires downscaling correct incorrect

c) the problems with unrestricted exploitation of the planet's resources correct incorrect

d) both A and C correct incorrect

e) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Alter-globalist movement has obviously impressive messages that include all but one of the following: ________.

a) capacity to create immediate coalitions to resist policies correct incorrect

b) proposing alternatives correct incorrect

c) mobilizing the resources for structural adjustments prescribed by the WB and the IMF correct incorrect

d) creating macro and meta changes in the economic capacity of the countries correct incorrect

e) reinventing the language of protest while seeking more inclusionary politics correct incorrect

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. Foreign direct investment is short-term investment of a strictly financial nature.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Multinational corporations are those that operate and/or invest in more than one country.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Despite the overall rise in global trade, the developing world's share of exports has declined since 1990.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Rates of poverty in the developing world have declined chiefly in China, India, and several East Asian countries, while other areas have experienced setbacks.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. MERCOSUR is a regional trade bloc comprising Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Peru.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. According to Amartya Sen, the problem is not globalization itself, but the unequal distribution of the benefits of globalization.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The Washington Consensus prescribes a reversal of the policies of trade liberalization and privatization to boost the economic growth of developing countries.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Globalization has resulted in a contraction of time and space.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The Zapatistas, who publically rejected the neoliberal policies of NAFTA, represent the interests of indigenous communities in Mexico.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The BRICS countries represent a fundamental alternative to, not a reformist sentiment toward, the global integration of trade, production, and finance.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. According to Oxfam International, the contrasting experiences of Latin America and East Asia illustrate that globalization-induced growth and poverty cannot coexist.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Globalization has had a definitely positive impact for sub-Saharan Africa.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Globalization is reducing poverty as well as inequality.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Samir Amin (2004) suggests that globalization is setting the stage for a new offensive from the United States to protect its imperial interests.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. The demand for "another" globalization is best captured by the World Social Forum activity.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect