Washington consensus Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

C211 WGU Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Globalization - Answer- The close integration of countries and peoples of the world Purchasing power parity (PPP) - Answer- A conversion that determines the equivalent amount of goods and services that different currencies can purchase Scenario planning - Answer- A technique to prepare and plan for multiple scenarios (either high or low risk) Risk management - Answer- The identification and assessment of risks and the preparation to minimize t...

Absolute Advantage The economic advantage one nation enjoys that is absolutely superior to other nations. Accounting Profit Total revenue minus total explicit cost Acquisition a wholly owned subsidiary is created through direct foreign investment. Administrative Policy Bureaucratic rules that make it harder to import foreign goods. Agglomeration Clustering of economic activities in certain locations. Beyond geographic advantages, location-specific advantages also arise f...

WGU C211 Global Economics Final Exam ability-to-pay principle the idea that taxes should be levied on a person according to how well that person can shoulder the burden absolute advantage The economic advantage one nation enjoys that is absolutely superior to other nations. absorptive capacity The ability to recognize the value of new information, assimilate it, and apply it. accommodative strategy A strategy characterized by some support from top managers, who may increasing...

GDP - total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year Gini Coefficient - a statistical method of modeling/graphing the extent of wealth inequality GDP per capita - Gross domestic product divided by the number of people in the population. infrastructure - the basic systems and structures a state needs to work properly Privitization - the sale of a business that was owned and managed by government to a private company/individual trickle-down - a belief that wealth gaine...

IB Global Politics - Development (3) Test Exam Latest and Verified development - CORRECT ANSWER-- a universal basic aim for individuals as the continuous rise of living standards and the wellbeing of a social organization - largely shaped around how countries can "catch up" to their wealthy counterparts - the creation of a stable and prosperous society with a universal respect for human rights; peace and security Modernization Theory (1960s) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Rostow's plan to move ...

IR Quiz 4 final 102 Questions with Verified Answers According to political economist Albert Hirschman, the best way to increase the influence and security of a state is to ______. - CORRECT ANSWER Make other countries economically dependent Aid that is given so that the recipient can purchase military equipment serves two main purposes: supplying the recipient with weapons and ______. - CORRECT ANSWER increasing business for arms producers in the donor country At what point in history w...

INHOUD De welvaartsstaat 6 1. Historiek 6 2. Kenmerken 10 3. Werking 10 3.1 Herverdeling van inkomen 11 3.2 Sociale uitkeringen 13 3.3 Collectieve voorziening 14 4. Sociaal overleg 14 4.1 Neo-corporatisme 14 4.2 Organisatie van het sociaal overleg 15 4.3 De macht van de sociale partners 15 5. Crisis en herstructurering 15 5.1 Discussie over de welvaartsstaat 15 5.2 Hervorming: de ‘actieve welvaartsstaat’ 16 5.3 Twijfelachtige uitgangspunten 16 5.4 Twijfelachtige resultaten 17...

American Government CLEP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers The U.S. Constitution guarantees the protections of minority rights even while allowing the majority to rule. Which amendment to the Constitution most supports the protection of minority rights? - answerFirst Amendment - The First Amendment guarantees rights including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religious exercise, and freedom of assembly. All of these allow minority groups to express their opinions a...

Progressive Pioneers (~pre-1910) Social and Political elites; Regional and local issue focus; Divided on preservation v. conservation. Groups: Sierra Club National Audubon Society Preservation Movement: Social and political elites (writers and artists) in mid to late 19th century began to argue that it was necessary to PRESERVE the grand scenery and natural features of the unspoiled western landscape; "romanticization" of nature. Influential thinkers: Henry David Thoreau, Ral...

Choose the normative statement. - Answer Having a baby is too important to forgo for financial reasons. __________ is an element or factor that is liable to change, or vary, from case to case. - Answer a variable Which of the following is not a good comparative politics question? - Answer When did the Iranian Revolution happen? Which of the following is true about the cases Most-Similar-Systems designs? - Answer the outcomes should differ To make a concept measureable, researchers wo...