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61.The work by Jeffrey Sachs suggests that investments in _____ help : 1299226
61.The work by Jeffrey Sachs suggests that investments in _____ help explain why some countries in Southeast Asia have been able to overcome the disadvantages associated with their tropical geography and grow far more rapidly than tropical nations in Africa and Latin America.
A. nuclear weapons
B. education
C. terrorist activities
D. nationalization of private properties
E. active bartering
62.In the context of political economy, one notable development of the past 20 years has been the spread of:
A. centrally planned economies.
B. mixed economies.
C. totalitarian governments.
D. democracy.
E. communism.
63.During the late 1980s and early 1990s, many of the world’s nation-states moved away from:
A. democratically elected governments.
B. free market capitalism.
C. individualism.
D. political and civil freedoms.
E. totalitarian governments.
64.In the context of the changing political economy since the late 1980s, which of the following statements is true?
A. There has been a rapid spread of communism worldwide.
B. Capitalist ideologies have been in retreat.
C. A wave of totalitarian revolutions has swept the world.
D. Most of the countries have moved toward centrally planned and mixed economies.
E. Most of the world’s nation-states are providing greater political and civil liberties to their citizens.
65.“Not all democracies are free, as some still restrict certain political and civil liberties.” Which of the following countries best fits this argument?
A. Australia
B. United States
C. Great Britain
D. Russia
E. Canada
66.The collapse of _____ in eastern Europe was precipitated by the growing gulf between the vibrant and wealthy economies of the West and the stagnant economies of the East.
A. democracy
B. communism
C. free economy
D. capitalism
E. individualism
67.How have new information and communication technologies, including the Internet, affected the political economy in general?
A. They have led to the spread of communism.
B. They have reduced a state’s ability to control access to uncensored information.
C. They have led to the collapse of democracy.
D. They have created new conduits for the spread of closed societies.
E. They have led to increased suppression of political and economic freedoms.
68.Economic advances in many countries have led to the:
A. decline of middle and working classes.
B. rise of totalitarian reforms.
C. decline of property rights.
D. emergence of closed and self-contained societies.
E. emergence of increasingly prosperous middle and working classes.
69.According to the author Francis Fukuyama, the world is most likely witnessing the end of:
A. free market economies.
B. capitalism.
C. liberal democracies.
D. privatization.
E. mankind’s ideological evolution.
70.According to _____, the collapse of communism will result in the new world order that will dominated by a universal civilization characterized by democratic regimes and free market capitalism.
A. Amartya Sen
B. Samuel Huntington
C. Jeffrey Sachs
D. Francis Fukuyama
E. Adam Smith
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