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b. Communism c. Mercantilism d. Mutualism
6. Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism?
a. Karl Marx
b. Heidimarie Schwermer
c. Émile Durkheim
d. Adam Smith
7. The type of socialism now carried on by Russia is a form of ______ socialism.
a. centrally planned
b. market
c. utopian
d. zero-sum
8. Among the reasons socialism never developed into a political movement in the United States was that trade unions _________.
a. secured workers’ rights
b. guaranteed health care
c. broke up monopolies
d. diversified the workforce
9. Which country serves as an example of convergence?
a. Singapore
b. North Korea
c. England
d. Canada
18.2 Globalization and the Economy
10. Ben lost his job when General Motors closed U.S. factories and opened factories in Mexico. Now, Ben is very anti- immigration and campaigns for large-scale deportation of Mexican nationals, even though, logically, their presence does not harm him and their absence will not restore his job. Ben might be experiencing _____________.
a. xenophobia
b. global commodity chains
c. xenophilia
d. global assembly line
11. Which of the following is not an aspect of globalization?
a. Integrating governments through international trade
b. Integrating cultures through international trade
c. Integrating finance through international trade
d. Integrating child care through international trade
12. One reason critics oppose globalization is that it:
a. has positive impacts on world trade
b. has negative impacts on the environment
c. concentrates wealth in the poorest countries
d. has negative impacts on political stability
13. All of the following are characteristics of global cities, except:
a. headquarter multinational corporations
b. exercise significant international political influence
c. host headquarters of international NGOs
d. host influential philosophers
14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of multinational corporations?
a. A large share of their capital is collected from a variety of nationalities.
b. Their business is conducted without regard to national borders.
c. They concentrate wealth in the hands of core nations.
d. They are headquartered primarily in the United States.
18.3 Work in the United States