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Final Exam (29 March in lecture class 12.30-2.20 in TEL 0006) has 2 parts with equal weight
Part 1: Multiple Choice Test. (40 questions will be on the test)
Part 2: Essay to be written on a given question (Topic will be reviewed in the lecture but no
study question is available)
Study questions for the Multiple Choice Test:
1. Drawing on information presented in the film ‘The Corporation: The pathological pursuit
(Parts 1 & 2), what would be the consequence(s) of patenting micro-organisms?
2. In the film “The Corporation: The pathological pursuit(Parts 1 & 2),” what are the major
concepts that identify the covert marketing techniques that bring branded products into our
homes.
3. In the video ‘Seattle Syndrome’, the protesters are against all of the following, except:
4. Why do the Third World child/youth as distinct from the Canadian child/youth, have
different priorities and problems?
5. What is meant by Comprador Consumers?
6. Why are commodity chains created?
7. How are the children/youth in the affluent Canada implicated in surplus extraction from the
periphery?
8. What is the process described by ‘Circularity in Youth Employment’?
9. What does the thesis on children/youth explain?
10. Why is it argued that the indigenous children have the Fourth World status?
11. Women’s low status is a result of all of the following, except:
12. According to the pie graph presented in lecture on ‘Climate change and Economic
development in Canada’, which is the major source of GHG emissions?
13. From the presentation on ‘Climate change and Economic development’, why do India and
China still continue their GHG emissions?
14. From the information on ‘Climate change and Economic development’, Why do peripheral
countries adapt to Core’s (American) style of capitalism?
15. According to Quintero-Ramirez, “The North American Free Trade Agreement and Women,”
the dependent status of the immigrant women is due to:
16. 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?
17. Cormier & Targ in “Globalization and the North American Worker,” argue that the macrolevel consequences of globalization, are all of the following, except:
18. 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:
19. Which of the following is Ciccantell’s argument as distinct from those of Cormier & Targ or
Quintero Ramirez?
20. 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:
21. Paul Ciccantell, “ NAFTA and the reconstruction of U.S. Hegemony,” in his sectoral analysis
of the effects of continental integration, highlights all of the following key trends, except:
22. Lea Caragata in “Neoconservative Realities,” points out that the report does not identify the
real condition of working women in Canada:
23. Lea Caragata in “Neoconservative Realities,” points out Telework results in:
24. Martin Hart-Landsberg (2006) identifies in “Neoliberalism: Myths and Reality,” that
the productive sector continues to be characterized by a dual structure in the Mexican
economy due to three key reasons stated in one of the following choices:
25. Martin Hart-Landsberg (2006) argues in “Neoliberalism: Myths and Reality,” that
Mexican economy collapsed in 1995 as a result of:
26. 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
27. 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:
28. According to the “Fact sheet on Economic Security,” identify the facts on the Canadian
children in the year 2003:
29. 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?
30. 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:
31. According to “Circles of Disadvantage: Aboriginal Poverty and Underdevelopment in
Canada” (Kendall, Joan) the cause(s) of joblessness and poverty among aboriginal is/ are::
32. 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:
33. According to the article on ‘Bank of Canada,’ what is fiscal policy?
34. How does the Bank of Canada implement monetary policy?
35. According to McMichael (2009), “The World Food Crisis in Historical Perspective,” why is
there an intensification of energy and food demand in an age of peak oil?
36. In McMichael (2009) “The World Food Crisis in Historical Perspective,” what is the
relationship between the core and peripheral countries?
37. According to Magdoff and Tokar (2009), “Agriculture and Food in Crisis…,"what are the
causes for the extraordinary spike in food prices in 2008:
38. In Magdoff and Tokar (2009), “Agriculture and Food in Crisis…,” what is argued as the
many tragedies of our agrifood system
39. According to York, et al (2009), “A Tale of Contrasting Trends …,” A tale of contrasting
trends: … it might be more appropriate to say that improvements in efficiency are an
example of economic reform not ecological reform. Why?
40. In York, et al (2009),“A tale of contrasting trends …,” Jevon’s paradox informs us that:
41. 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):
42. Hornsby, D. J.(2007). “NAFTA’s Shadow Hangs Over Kyoto’s Implementation” identifies
the following legal and political impediments in NAFTA on Canada’s ability to implement
environmental initiatives
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43. 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:
44. 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:
45. 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:
46. Reflections on 25 Years (2005). Multinational Monitor, notes that The Global Justice
Movement has scored the following striking success(es):
47. In Reflections on 25 Years (2005). Multinational Monitor, MNCs are expanding their
immunities in the following way (s), except:
48. 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:
49. 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:
50. 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::