“Structural adjustment programs” are a significant part of _________ policies directed toward the government of developing countries.

Related Mcqs:

1. Many states’ foreign policies are influenced by _________ a practice of centuries past in which trade and foreign economic policies were manipulated to build up a monetary surplus that could be used to finance war.

   A. corporatism
   B. mercantilism
   C. despotism
   D. capitalism

2. What Organization is charged with developing policies to protect patents throughout the world?

   A. Universal Patent Organization (UPO)
   B. World Patent and Trademark Office (WPTO)
   C. World Patent Organization (WPO)
   D. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

3. Why are developing countries dependent on export of a few major products particularly vulnerable to corruptions?

   A. Those exports are typically controlled by a handful of large landowners
   B. The revenue arrives in a very concentrated form of large payments oh hard currency
   C. When the price for those exports drops on the world market, local government officials seek to supplement their income by corrupt means
   D. It is nearly impossible to officially track the value and payment receipts for a few large exports in developing countries

4. Which of the following has stalled action in the UN directed towards terrorism?

   A. United States veto power
   B. Resolutions targeting Israel as a “terrorist-state”
   C. Debate on larger issues such as Iraq and Bosnia
   D. Arguments over semantics and definitions

5. The International agency which provides soft loan to developing countries of Asia is:

   A. International Monetary Fund
   B. Asian Development Bank
   C. International Development Association
   D. World Bank

6. Under a structural explanation, the central problem of European security in the first half of the twentieth century was:

   A. Nationalism
   B. Economic crisis
   C. The rise of a united Germany
   D. None of the options given are correct

7. Contingent realist argue that standard structural realism is flawed because:

   A. they reject competition bias inherent in the theory
   B. standard structural realism is flowed due to its emphasis on relative gains
   C. there is no emphasis on cheating
   D. a and b

8. The 1948 UN General Assembly declaration, which delineates international norms regarding behavior by governments toward their own citizens and foreigners alike, is the:

   A. Universal Treaty on Human Rights
   B. United Nations Covenant on International Norms
   C. United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
   D. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

9. Which of the following programs does NOT operate under the umbrella of the UN’s Economic and Social Council?

   A. UN Environment Program
   B. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
   C. World Health Organization
   D. UN Conference on Trade and Development

10. What “technical organization” is charged with coordinating postal policies with its members?

    A. International Mail Organization (IMO)
    B. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
    C. World Postal Organization (WPO)
    D. United Nations Conference on Postal Regulations (UNCPR)