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SOCI 301 - Final Questions and Correct
Answers
According to Walton, which of the following is correct? Ans: The
fair trade movement aims to secure the rights of disadvantaged
producers and workers. & The fair trade is a project seeking to
assist producers in developing countries by addressing problems
of the present trading system
Walton argues that, epirically, the evidence suggests... Ans: Fair
Trade is best understood as an attempt to offer interim global
market justice in a non-ideal world
What did Ruben et al find in their research on the impact of fair
trade on development? Ans: The additional income from fair
trade was modest an strong concentration of fair trade production
leads to neglect of other income-generating activities
Which of th following is not a finding/observation in Ruben et al's
study? Ans: attitudinal changes observed of fair trade farmers
include higher willingness to invest, risk aversion, and larger time
horizon
Ruben et al's study revealed that... Ans: in both banana and coffee
production, female contributions to household income seemed to
decline
Fair trade practices are intended to promote transparency, fair
pricing, environmentally sound practices between... Ans:
consumers and producers in the global south and global north
people argue that fair trade can pose a challenge to alienable
labour by imbuing consumable goods with a sense of production
history. This is the idea that fair trade challenges... Ans:
commodity fetishism
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According to Walton, the demands for direct-as-possible trade
relations can be understood as: Ans: attempts to remove the
exploitation of middlemen
The contingency reserve arrangement is criticized because of
which of the following? Ans: if a country meets more than 30% of
its borrowing quota, it must first go to the IMF for structural
adjustment loan and meet certain conditions before it is able to
access more from the CRA. The CRA will be in US dollars rather
than the currencies of SSC countries
Which of the following is NOT listed as a controversy surrounding
elites of the global south and rising powers. There is controversy
whether: Ans: financialization, trade liberalization and the
reluctant class, gender and racialization inequalities are pressing
issues for elites
According to Paasi, territories can impact identities through which
of the following? Ans: Collective inhabitation and interaction,
evoking feeling of belonging, nurturing collective memories
The powerful SSC countries such as India, Brazil, & South Africa
are accused of... Ans: not representing the interests of net food
producers
The weakest form of integration is... Ans: free trade agreement
The defeat of the new international economic order was indicated
by.. Ans: third world debt crisis, the rise of neoliberalism,
UNCTAD dropping its demand to adjust the international patent
system
Which of the following is true when comparing emerging powers
in South-South movements with regional integration such as in the
Caribbean? Ans: National interests dictate the behaviours of both
emerging powers and those in smaller regional integration
movements such as CARICOM
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SOCI 301 - Final Questions and Correct
Answers
According to Walton, which of the following is correct? Ans: The
fair trade movement aims to secure the rights of disadvantaged
producers and workers. & The fair trade is a project seeking to
assist producers in developing countries by addressing problems
of the present trading system
Walton argues that, epirically, the evidence suggests... Ans: Fair
Trade is best understood as an attempt to offer interim global
market justice in a non-ideal world
What did Ruben et al find in their research on the impact of fair
trade on development? Ans: The additional income from fair
trade was modest an strong concentration of fair trade production
leads to neglect of other income-generating activities
Which of th following is not a finding/observation in Ruben et al's
study? Ans: attitudinal changes observed of fair trade farmers
include higher willingness to invest, risk aversion, and larger time
horizon
Ruben et al's study revealed that... Ans: in both banana and coffee
production, female contributions to household income seemed to
decline
Fair trade practices are intended to promote transparency, fair
pricing, environmentally sound practices between... Ans:
consumers and producers in the global south and global north
people argue that fair trade can pose a challenge to alienable
labour by imbuing consumable goods with a sense of production
history. This is the idea that fair trade challenges... Ans:
commodity fetishism
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According to Walton, the demands for direct-as-possible trade
relations can be understood as: Ans: attempts to remove the
exploitation of middlemen
The contingency reserve arrangement is criticized because of
which of the following? Ans: if a country meets more than 30% of
its borrowing quota, it must first go to the IMF for structural
adjustment loan and meet certain conditions before it is able to
access more from the CRA. The CRA will be in US dollars rather
than the currencies of SSC countries
Which of the following is NOT listed as a controversy surrounding
elites of the global south and rising powers. There is controversy
whether: Ans: financialization, trade liberalization and the
reluctant class, gender and racialization inequalities are pressing
issues for elites
According to Paasi, territories can impact identities through which
of the following? Ans: Collective inhabitation and interaction,
evoking feeling of belonging, nurturing collective memories
The powerful SSC countries such as India, Brazil, & South Africa
are accused of... Ans: not representing the interests of net food
producers
The weakest form of integration is... Ans: free trade agreement
The defeat of the new international economic order was indicated
by.. Ans: third world debt crisis, the rise of neoliberalism,
UNCTAD dropping its demand to adjust the international patent
system
Which of the following is true when comparing emerging powers
in South-South movements with regional integration such as in the
Caribbean? Ans: National interests dictate the behaviours of both
emerging powers and those in smaller regional integration
movements such as CARICOM
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