Globalization and Democracy Quiz
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According to Manfred Steger, what does market globalism seek to do?

  • Limit the impact of technology on globalization
  • Endow globalization with free market norms (correct)
  • Promote government intervention in global markets
  • Enhance cultural diversity worldwide
  • What is the basis for a future global order according to the core claim of market globalism?

  • Government control
  • Cultural exchanges
  • Self-regulating market (correct)
  • Technological innovations
  • Why do both proponents and opponents of globalization agree that markets are the driving force today?

  • Because governments are gaining more control over economies
  • To promote social welfare programs
  • Due to the shrinking size of government relative to the economy (correct)
  • To reduce the influence of multinational corporations
  • What characteristic of globalization is highlighted by claiming it is 'irreversible and inevitable'?

    <p>Technological innovations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the leaderless idea of globalization emphasize?

    <p>The lack of any centralized control in the process of globalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do globalists and their ideological opponents use terms like 'irreversible' and 'inevitable' when discussing globalization?

    <p>To explain the predicted path of globalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is mainly in charge of globalization?

    <p>Market and technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central idea behind claim no. 4 about globalization?

    <p>Globalization benefits everyone in the long run</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What positive aspects of globalization are mentioned in the text?

    <p>Improvement in standard of living and technological innovation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is NOT synonymous with freedom, free markets, free trade, and democracy according to the text?

    <p>Technological advancement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the control of globalization by individuals and institutions?

    <p>Neither individuals nor institutions are in control of globalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does claim no. 5 connect globalization with the spread of democracy?

    <p>Because democracy is promoted as part of neoliberal views</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main argument regarding globalization and democracy in the text?

    <p>Economic development from globalization contributes to the development of complex civil societies with a strong middle class, which can facilitate democracy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of globalization has been highlighted by the 'war on terror' phase according to the text?

    <p>State-centered security concerns and state-citizen relations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main objectives of the War on Terror as mentioned in the text?

    <p>To increase the capabilities of the Core's immune system; strengthen the Core from exports like drugs, diseases, terror, etc.; shrink the gap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is particularly important about the third objective of the War on Terror?

    <p>The real battlegrounds in the global war on terrorism lie in distant places.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does economic development resulting from globalization impact civil societies according to the text?

    <p>It strengthens civil societies and fosters a powerful middle class supportive of democracy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has redirected focus in theory and practice back to traditional state-centered security concerns according to the text?

    <p>'War on Terror' phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

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