A. IMF decentralization; World Bank dissolution
B. new loans from multilateral agencies and surplus countries; debt reduction or write-downs
C. structural adjustment loans for LDCs experiencing unanticipated external shocks; renewed emphases on macroeconomic stabilization programs
D. debt relief for at leas three-fourths of the eligible HIPCs; shorter requirements for adjustment programs
Related Mcqs:
- Macroeconomic theory that emphasized the theories of Keynes and de-emphasized the classical theory developed as the result of the failure of ?
A. economic theory to explain the simultaneous increases in inflation and unemployment during the 1970s
B. The classical model to explain the prolonged existence of high unemployment during the Great Depression
C. fine tuning during the 1960s
D. the economy to grow at a rapid rate during the 1950s - In 1985, the Coca-cola Company made a classic marketing blunder with its deletion of its popular Coca-Cola product and introduction of what it called New Coke Analysts now believe that most of the company’s problems resulted from poor marketing research. As the public demanded their old Coke back the company relented and reintroduced Coca-Cola Classic (which has regained and surpassed its former position) while New Coke owns only 0.1 percent of the market Which of the following marketing research mistakes did Coca-Cola make ?
A. They did not investigate pricing correctly and priced the product too high
B. They did not investigate dealer reaction and had inadequate distribution
C. They defined their marketing research problem too narrowly
D. They failed to account for the Pepsi Challenge taste test in their marketing efforts - During the era of dollar appreciation from 1981 to 1985 a main reason why the dollar did not fall in value was ?
A. flows of foreign investment into the United States
B. rising price inflation in the United States
C. a substantial decrease in U.S imports
D. a substantial increase in U.S exports - A company’s compensation plan should reflect its overall marketing strategy For example if the overall strategy is to grow rapidly and gain market share the compensation plan should reward ?
A. loyalty and perseverance
B. spot selling and old product rejuvenation
C. high sales performance and encourage capturing new accounts
D. high pressure situations and competitive reaction - In 1989, the CPI was 124.0 in 1990, it was 130.7 What was the rate of inflation over this period ?
A. 5.4 percent
B. 30.7 percent
C. You can’t tell without knowing the base year
D. 5.1 percent - Shortly after 1979 World Bank introduced loans that emphasized reforms in trade, agriculture industry public enterprise financial energy education or other sectors and were know as ?
A. Structural adjustment loans
B. sectoral adjustment loans
C. internal adjustment loans
D. external leverage loans - Shortly after 1979 World Bank introduced loans that emphasized reforms in trade, agriculture industry public enterprise financial energy education or other sectors and were known as ?
A. Structural adjustment loans
B. sectoral adjustment loans
C. internal adjustment loans
D. external leverage loans - If the economy is at the peak of the business cycle, aggregate demand ____ unemployment _______ inflation _______ and the current account of the balance of payments is likely to move towards _______?
A. rise; falls; rise; deficit
B. falls; rises; falls; surplus
C. falls; falls; falls; surplus
D. is static; low; rises; deficit - The most wave of globalization which began in the 1980s has emphasized the outsourcing of ?
A. services and white-collar jobs
B. manufacturing and blue-collar jobs
C. natural resource extraction and mining jobs
D. agriculture and farming jobs - Structural economists from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) emphasized ?
A. contractionary monetary and fiscal policies
B. currency devaluation
C. long-run institutional and structural economic change
D. short term-adjustment with a human face
