Download Study Questions for Multiple Choice Test on 11May 2009, in lecture

Study Questions for Multiple Choice Test on 11May 2009, in lecture hall
The test will have 40 questions. Time is 1 hour
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1. From the class lecture (Term2) on child/youth, why do the Third World child/youth as
distinct from the Canadian child/youth, have different priorities and problems?
2. In the class lecture (Term2) on the Child/youth, what is meant by Comprador Consumers?
3. According to the class lecture (T2) on the Child/youth, how are the children/youth in the
affluent Canada implicated in surplus extraction from the periphery?
4. According to the class lecture (T2) on the Child/youth, what is the process described by
‘Circularity in Youth Employment’?
5. According to our class lectures on women, women’s low status is a result of all of the
following, except:
6. According to our class lecture on women, feminization of the workforce means:
7. According to Quintero-Ramirez, “The North American Free Trade Agreement and Women,”
various forces have contributed to the growth of the maquiladora industry in Mexico,
except?
8. According to Quintero-Ramirez, “The North American Free Trade Agreement and Women,”
the dependent status of the immigrant women is due to one of the following:
9. According to the class lectures on Cormier & Targ in “Globalization and the North American
Worker,” how does globalization lead to workers’ poverty & global income inequality?
10. Cormier & Targ in “Globalization and the North American Worker,” argue that at the
macro-level consequences of globalization, are all of the following, except:
11. Cormier & Targ in “Globalization and the North American Worker,” the situation in Canada
is described as:
12. Cormier & Targ in “Globalization and the North American Worker,” a major component of
international capital flows, which is separate from either USFDI or ForFDI, are:
13. According to the kit articles and class lectures, which of the following is Ciccantell’s
argument as distinct from those of Cormier & Targ or Quintero Ramirez?
14. Paul Ciccantell, “ NAFTA and the reconstruction of U.S. Hegemony,” notes that the effects
of continental integration highlights several key trends which are all of the following, except:
15. Paul Ciccantell, “ NAFTA and the reconstruction of U.S. Hegemony,” points out that U.S.
price advantages in oil and natural gas gained through imports from Canada and Mexico,
contributed to all the of the following, except:
16. Lea Caragata in “Neoconservative Realities,” points out that the report does not identify the
real condition of working women in Canada:
17. Lea Caragata in “Neoconservative Realities,” argues that welfare state retrenchment occurred
as a result of:
18. L ea Caragata in “Neoconservative Realities,” points out Telework results in:
19. Martin Hart-Landsberg (2006) argues in “Neoliberalism: Myths and Reality,” that
neoliberalism functions as follows:
20. Martin Hart-Landsberg (2006) identifies in ““Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look
at the Mexican Experience,” that the productive sector continues to be characterized by a
dual structure in the Mexican economy due to three key reasons: .
21. In “Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at the Mexican Experience,” according
to Martin Hart-Landsberg, which of the following ended Mexico’s fifty-year experience of
state-directed industrialization:
22. In “Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at the Mexican Experience,” Martin
Hart-Landsberg argues that the results of Mexico’s restructuring have been all of the
following except:
23. Martin Hart-Landsberg (2006) argues in ““Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at
the Mexican Experience,” that Mexican economy collapsed in 1995 as a result of:
24. According to Wise (2006), in Migration and Imperialism: The Mexican Workforce in the
Context of NAFTA, Mexican migrations to U.S. are related to the following:
25. According to Wise (2006), in Migration and Imperialism: The Mexican Workforce in the
Context of NAFTA, migration to the U.S. results in Mexico’s:
26. According to the Fact sheet on Economic Security identify the facts on the Canadian children
in the year 2003:
27. In ‘The Progress of Canada’s Children and Youth: 2006: Portrait” The Canadian Council of
Social Development presents the portrait of aboriginal children. Which one of the following
statement on percentage children and youth of the respective populations noted in the article,
is not correct?
28. In ‘The Progress of Canada’s Children and Youth: 2006: Portrait” The Canadian Council of Social
Development presents the portrait of Visible Minority Youth regarding the immigration
circumstances of those aged 15-24. Which of the following is correct?
29. In ‘The Progress of Canada’s Children and Youth: 2006: Labour Force Profile of Youth” The
Canadian Council of Social Development identifies the type (part- or full-time) of Teens’ work as all
of the following except:
30. According to “Circles of Disadvantage: Aboriginal Poverty and Underdevelopment in Canada”
(Kendall, Joan) the cause(s) of joblessness and poverty among aboriginal is/ are::
31. In “Circles of Disadvantage: Aboriginal Poverty and Underdevelopment in Canada”
(Kendall, Joan) it is pointed out that higher infant mortality rates and lower life expectancy
among Aboriginals are related to all except:
32. According to the article on ‘Bank of Canada,’ what does the Bank of Canada do?
33. According to the article on ‘Bank of Canada,’ Why do we need a central bank?
34. According to the article on ‘Bank of Canada,’ what is fiscal policy? .
35. How does the Bank of Canada implement monetary policy?
36. In “Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at the Mexican Experience,” Martin
Hart-Landsberg argues that Mexico’s increasing dependence on foreign funds led to the
Mexican government doing all of the following, except::
37. In “Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at the Mexican Experience,” Martin
Hart-Landsberg rejects the arguments that the growth of the auto sector represents the
leading edge of Mexico’s transformation into a high-value-added producer of internationally
competitive products for the following reason(s):
38. In “Challenging Neoliberal Myths: A Critical Look at the Mexican Experience,” Martin
Hart-Landsberg argues that the productive sector is characterized by a dual structure because
of the factor(s) operating in the Mexican economy, except for the following:
39. In Reflections on 25 Years (2005). Multinational Monitor, MNCs are expanding their
immunities in the following way (s), except:
40. Wallach, Lori (2005) in Slow Motion Coup d'Etat, Global Trade Agreements and the
Displacement of Democracy, argues that Global trade agreements have displaced
democracies by:
41. According to the lecture on Climate change and Economic development:, Why do peripheral
countries adapt to Core’s (American) style of capitalism?
42. According to the lecture on ‘Climate change and Economic development’, why do India and
China still continue their GHG emissions?
43. According to the pie graph in the lecture on ‘Climate change and Economic development,’ in
Canada, which is the major source of GHG emissions?
44. According to Minqi Li (2008), “Climate Change, Limits to Growth, and the Imperative for
Socialism” the social composition of the mainstream environmental movement mainly
consists of people:
45. According to Minqi Li (2008 ). “Climate Change, Limits to Growth, and the Imperative for
Socialism,” all of the following are the technical requirements for climate stabilization,
except:
46. In Stallings, B. (2007). “The Globalization of Capital Flows: Who Benefits?”
characteristic(s) of the capital flows for all regions except Sub-Saharan Africa is/are:
47. In Stallings, B. (2007). “The Globalization of Capital Flows: Who Benefits?” notes that the
World Bank survey in 2000 reports that 40% of small entrepreneurs in the following regions
identify the following as major obstacles they face in conducting business:
48. Hornsby, D. J.(2007). “NAFTA’s Shadow Hangs Over Kyoto’s Implementation” indentifies
the following legal and political impediments in NAFTA on Canada’s ability to implement
environmental initiatives:
49. Hornsby, D. J.(2007). “NAFTA’s Shadow Hangs Over Kyoto’s Implementation” argues that
in order to avoid the possibility of legal challenge through Chapter 11,Canadian government
should address which Kyoto Protocol mechanism(s):
50. In “Celebrate, Don't Mourn, Collapse of WTO Talks (2008),” Why should the Developing
countries ‘celebrate’ the collapse?