Washington consensus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GVPT 282 Midterm Latest 2023 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The AIIB is a financial institution focused on multilateral development in the Asia-Pacific region. This bank, with its 17-founding member and other joiners, competes with the IFIs established under the Bretton Woods System, mainly the World Bank and IMF. As a result, it threatens U.S.'s power to advance its foreign policy through conditionality for loans. Instead, IFIs may not compete, and this competition allows developin...

Uneven development - The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy. Idea that capitalism produces variations in development outcomes across time/space Neoliberalism - A strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy. small govt; anti-welfare, all about the individual - 1970s and on Reagan (US) and Tha...

IB Global Politics Development Latest Update Graded A+ development sustained increase in the standard of living of a society human development the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being economic development the increase in productivity and revenue sociopolitical development social developments GDP shows average income but does not show how this is dispersed Gini Coefficient measures inequality of society, assumes inequality ...

Recommended Screening and Preventive Practices for Long-Term Survivors after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Navneet S. Majhail,1,2 J. Douglas Rizzo,3 Stephanie J. Lee,4 Mahmoud Aljurf,5 Yoshiko Atsuta,6 Carmem Bonfim,7 Linda J. Burns,8 Naeem Chaudhri,5 Stella Davies,9 Shinichiro Okamoto,10 Adriana Seber,11 Gerard Socie,12 Jeff Szer,13 Maria Teresa Van Lint,14 John R. Wingard,15 Andre Tichelli16 for the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Amer...

Base of the pyramid (BOP) Correct ans - Economies where people make less than $2,000 per capita per year. BRIC Correct ans - Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Emerging economies Correct ans - A term that has gradually replaced the term "developing countries" since the 1990s. Emerging markets Correct ans - A term that is often used interchangeably with "emerging economies." Expatriate manager Correct ans - A manager who works ...

American Government CLEP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers The U.S. Constitution guarantees the protections of minority rights even while allowing the majority to rule. Which amendment to the Constitution most supports the protection of minority rights? - answerFirst Amendment - The First Amendment guarantees rights including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religious exercise, and freedom of assembly. All of these allow minority groups to express their opinions a...

The _____ of globalization suggests that globalization is neither recent nor one-directional. - correct answer pendulum view Which of the following is true of the Group of 20 (G-20)? - correct answer It only has 19 member countries. Which of the following countries would be characterized as an emerging economy? - correct answer Brazil People who live in the Triad countries comprise the _____ of the global economic pyramid. - correct answer top tier Expats often receive significant __...

IB Global Politics - Development (3) Test Exam Latest and Verified development - CORRECT ANSWER-- a universal basic aim for individuals as the continuous rise of living standards and the wellbeing of a social organization - largely shaped around how countries can "catch up" to their wealthy counterparts - the creation of a stable and prosperous society with a universal respect for human rights; peace and security Modernization Theory (1960s) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Rostow's plan to move ...

Classical Era (Pre-WWI) correct answers -Mercantilism to Liberalism - Pax Britanica: British econ & polt dominance - relied on gold standard (fixed exch rate) - Emergence of free trade - Corn Laws Repealed - Cobden-Chevalier Treaty (MFN clause) - U.S. = protectionist - Trade= mainly with colonies (similar to mercantilism) Interwar Collapse correct answers - gold standard abandoned, and UK hegemony ended - 1920's: collapse of globalization - Great Depression--- world trade declin...

Base of the pyramid (BOP) Correct ans - Economies where people make less than $2,000 per capita per year. BRIC Correct ans - Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Emerging economies Correct ans - A term that has gradually replaced the term "developing countries" since the 1990s. Emerging markets Correct ans - A term that is often used interchangeably with "emerging economies." Expatriate manager Correct ans - A manager who works ...