Define public ‘goods’ and public ‘bads’.

A. Public goods are those in which unrestrained market competition is not effective (i.e. hospitals). Public bads are the result unrestrained market competition (i.e. pollution)
B. Public goods are those goods that are free for the public. Public bads are those that are extremely expensive
C. Public goods are positive intangible sentiments widespread in the public (i.e. happiness, pride, nationalism). Public bads are negative attributes that are widespread in the public (i.e. violence, crime)
D. All of the above

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Define a regime?
A. A country with a constitution
B. Delineated area of rule-governed activity
C. A set of implicit or explicit principles, norms, rules and decision making, procedures around which actors expectations converge in a given area of international relations
D. b and c
Define diplomacy.
A. In world politics, diplomacy is a communications process between international actors that seeks through negotiation to resolve conflict short of war
B. In foreign policy, diplomacy is a policy instrument to enable an international actor to achieve its policy objectives
C. Diplomacy focuses on the resolution of conflict through dialogue and negotiation
D. All of the above
Define multilateralism.
A. The tendency for functional aspects of international relations to be organized around large numbers of states
B. The transition of a conflict from being between two states to being between several states
C. The practice of diplomacy by embassies to different countries
D. Both b and c
Define ‘forcible humanitarian intervention’.
A. The use of force to intervene in humanitarian operations
B. A forcible breach of sovereignty that interferes in a state’s internal affairs for humanitarian purposes
C. A humanitarian intervention that uses force to deter violence
D. All of the above
Public international Law is primarily concerned with the rights, duties and interests of:
A. States
B. Non-State entities
C. Individuals
D. None of these
Which of the following are major public global government agencies for trade and finance?
A. G8
B. IOSCO
C. WHO
D. a and b
In the world system, the regions that mostly manufacture goods are referred to as the:
A. periphery
B. core
C. semi-periphery
D. lumpenproletariat
Which of these is NOT associated with the “collective goods problem” in IR?
A. tragedy of the commons
B. collective action
C. free riding
D. hegemony
A tax imposed on certain types of imported goods is:
A. a tariff
B. a surcharge
C. a subsidy
D. a severance tax
__________ involves tangible goods such cannot be traded and moved freely like paper investments.
A. Portfolio investment
B. Fiduciary investment
C. Foreign direct investment
D. Currency investment