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Which type of slavery consists of employers holding workers by paying them too little to cover their debts? |
debt bondage |
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Absolute poverty is |
life threatening. |
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The concept of "colonialism" refers to the process by which |
some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of others. |
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According to Immanuel Wallerstein’s theory of global capitalism, which nations are at the "core" of the world economy? |
high-income nations |
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In poor countries, the disadvantages women face relative to men are |
greater than in rich nations. |
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In 2012, how many independent nations were there in the world? |
195 |
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Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another? |
chattel slavery |
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According to modernization theory, the greatest barrier to economic development is |
traditional culture. |
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Some critics claim that modernization theory |
ignores how rich nations prevent the economic development of poor nations. |
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From a global perspective, economic productivity is lowest in precisely the regions where |
population increase is highest. |
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The concept of "neocolonialism" refers to the process by which |
multinational corporations dominate the economy of a poor country. |
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Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations. Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency? |
lack of integration into the world economy |
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While modernization theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____. |
production of wealth; distribution of wealth |
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A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is |
Immanuel Wallerstein. |
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With regard to the role of rich nations, dependency theory |
claims rich nations are to blame for global poverty |
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