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More than 90 percent of conflicts and casualties in the past sixty years have occurred in the Global North.

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B) False

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Question 22

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"Conditionality" in foreign aid refers to

A) the level of poverty that must be present for a country to be eligible to receive aid.
B) the terms of repayment of the loan.
C) demands that aid recipients must meet in order to receive assistance.
D) All of the above refer to conditionality in foreign aid.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Common goals for foreign aid include which of the following?

Most countries in the Global South (outside Latin America) got their independence after

Which of the following statements are true about the legacy of colonialism?

Why do most ethnic national conflicts in the Global South have colonial roots?

Which is not a reason many donor nations become frustrated with the slow growth rates of Global South nations?

To break out of their dependent status, countries within the Global South have pursued various industrialization strategies. Import-substitution industrialization and export-led industrialization are two of the most common strategies. What are the differences between these two strategies? Which has been more successful? Why?

Many twentieth-century ideas on the rights of colonies focused on self-determination and decolonization, even though this period had many instances of conflict.

Which approach to addressing underdevelopment in the Global South is most likely to be supported by a liberal economic theorist?

The success of industrialization in the Global East challenges earlier ethnocentric assumptions.

_______________ is a cross-border investment through which a person or corporation based in one country purchases or constructs an asset such as a factory or bank in another country so that a long-term relationship and control of an enterprise by nonresidents results.

The strategy of export-led industrialization concentrates on developing domestic export industries capable of competing in overseas markets.

President Woodrow Wilson was a firm believer in the idea of self-determination for all people.

Which of the following is NOT a regional trade regime?

Free trade agreements are emerging in areas all over the globe, including Central American, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

In attempting to explain the persistent underdevelopment of the Global South, some theorists direct attention primarily toward what happens within these countries whereas others focus on the position of developing countries in the world political economy. Compare the modernization and dependency theories on the causes of the economic gap between rich and poor countries. Which one do you find more convincing? Why?

Mercantilism is the economic philosophy advocating free markets, free trade, and little government intervention.

Dualism benefits developing countries because its goal is to make sure both urban and rural sectors equally benefit from development by multinational corporations.

The less-developed countries are primarily located in the Global South.