Poverty, and Inequality MCQs

Poverty, and Inequality MCQs

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1: The theory that the poverty of some countries is a consequence of their exploitation by wealthy states, which control the global capitalist system is called ____ theory.

A.   Dependency

B.   Neoliberalism

C.   Marxism

D.   Colonialism

2: A transglobal class of professionals who exercise considerable economic and political power that is not limited by national borders is known as Global ____.

A.   Elite

B.   Radiant

C.   Gold nova

D.   Esea

3: The systematic disparities in income, wealth, health, education, access to technology, opportunity, and power among countries, communities, and households around the world is called Global _____.

A.   Inequality

B.   Equality

C.   Benefit

D.   Prejudice

4: A comparative economic measure using international dollars to indicate the amount of goods and services someone could buy in the United States with a given amount of money is known as GNI-PPP.

A.   True

B.   False

5: The number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1,000 live births per year is called Infant mortality rate.

A.   True

B.   False

6: A market-oriented development theory that envisions development as evolutionary and guided by modern institutions, practices, and cultures is called _____ theory.

A.   Modernization

B.   Assimilation

C.   Globalization

D.   Rationalization

7: The average number of children a woman in a given country will have in her lifetime if age-specific fertility rates hold throughout her childbearing years (ages 15–49) is called _____.

A.   Total fertility rate

B.   Total mortality rate

C.   Totally morbidity rate

D.   Total sterility rate

8: The theory that the global capitalist economic system has long been shaped by a few powerful economic actors favoring their class interest is known as World systems theory.

A.   True

B.   False

9: The ussr's economic policies _______ income inequality and _______ living standards.

A.   Reduced, lowered

B.   Gross Domestic Product (gdp)

C.   Gini Coefficient

D.   Happy Planet Index