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Chapterc01:cThecRisecofc Globalization

1. Withcbusinesscbecomingcincreasinglycglobal,citscsuccess,cfortunately,cdependsconlyconcthecdomesticcenvironment.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

2. Keycaspectscofcglobalizationcincludectheceliminationcofcbarriersctoctradecandcinformationctechnology.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

3. Thecworldceconomyciscquicklycshiftingcawaycfromccountriescwithcemergingceconomies.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

4. Thec“soft”cqualitiescessentialctocglobalizationcincludecopenness,cprotectionism,caccountability,cconnectivity,cd
emocracy,candccentralization.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

5. Acsustainablecdecouplingcprocesscwouldceventuallycleadctocacmulti-polarcworld—
acworldceconomycincwhichcthecenginescofcgrowthccouldccomprisecthecUnitedcStates,cthecEuropeancUnion,cChina,cIndi
a,cBrazil,cRussia,candcSouthcAfricacrathercthancthecUnitedcStatescalone.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

6. Thecopennesscandcproliferationcofcglobalizationcandcfreectradecrulesccancbestcbecattributedctocthecinterwarcperiodcbe
tweencWorldcWarcIcandcII.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False




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7. AscpartcofcthecWorldcBank’scStrategiccFramework,ctherecarecfivecfocuscareascthatcaccommodatecandcfacilitatecthecgl
obalizationcprocesscincludingcitscanalyticalcandcadvisorycrolecsupportingcnationalcpoliciesctocstrengthencfreecmarketcinsti
tutionscandcinfrastructurecthatchascprovidedcthecpotentialcforccreatingclargecgainscfromctrade.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

8. ForcthecWorldcTradecOrganization,cincreasingctradecbarrierschascbeenconecofcthecmostcsimplecwaysctocencouragectra
decandcglobalization.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

9. Thecfoundationscofcthecglobalizedcbusinesscworldcarecpolitical—andcsocarecthecbiggestcthreatsctocthecsystem.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

10. Countriescthatchavecsuccessfullycadaptedctocglobalizationcrealizecthatctheyccannotcsucceedcwithoutchigh-
qualitycgovernmentcmanagementcatchome.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

11. Inccommunistcandcstate-
controlledceconomiesclikecthosecincCentralcAsiacpropertycrightsceithercdocnotcexistcorcarecnotcwellcdefinedcwhichcdis
couragescdomesticcandcforeigncinvestorscfromcmakingclong-termccommitmentscinctheseccountries.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

12. GlobalizedceconomiesclikecNewcZealandcandcSingaporecrankcatcthectopcincindexcforcabsencecofccorruptioncbycTr
ansparencycInternational.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True



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13. Textcmessagingcwillclikelycbecancunimportantccomponentcofcemergingceconomies'cmobilecphonecusagecbecausecmostcpe
oplecinctheseccountriesccannotcreadcorcwrite.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

14. Criticscarguecthatcopenctradecandcforeigncdirectcinvestmentcalwaysctakecjobscfromcworkerscincdevelopingceconomiescan
dctransfercthemctocworkerscincadvancedcindustrialccountriescwhichcleavecthecworkerscincthecdevelopingccountry,coutcof
cwork.


a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c False

15. Therecappearsctocbecacclearcconnectioncbetweenceconomiccfreedomcandcpoliticalcfreedom.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:c True

16. BraziliancJuice,cacmanufacturercofchealthycfruitcjuicescincBrazil,csellscjuicecincsixcdifferentccountriescincludingcUnitedcSt
ates.cBraziliancjuiceciscengagingcin
a. economiccdevelopmentcincUnitedcStates.
b. exercisingcnontariffcbarrierscincBrazil.
c. unfairctradecpractices.
d. globalization.
e. thecWorldcTradecBankcGroup.

ANSWER:c d

17. WhichcofcthecfollowingciscNOTcackeycaspectcofcglobalization?
a. Theceliminationcofcbarriersctoctrade
b. Investment
c. Financialcindependence
d. Culture
e. Informationctechnology

ANSWER:c c




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