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What is the process of integration of economies across the world through cross-border flow of factors, product, and information?

  • Localization
  • Regionalization
  • Globalization (correct)
  • Nationalization

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), globalization involves the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through which of the following?

  • Increasing volume and variety of cross border transactions (correct)
  • Strict regulations on international trade
  • Limitation of technology diffusion
  • Complete isolation of countries

What does Steger define globalization as?

  • Isolation of economies
  • Limited technological advancements
  • Growing worldwide connectivity (correct)
  • National economic independence

In addition to economic dimensions, globalization also involves which of the following dimensions?

<p>Political, technological, cultural, religious, ecological (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the creation of something new and involves multiplication of social connections transcending traditional boundaries?

<p>Globalization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does globalization impact social relations and consciousness according to the text?

<p>Expands and intensifies them across world time and space (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common argument made by globalists regarding the benefits of globalization?

<p>Spread of democracy worldwide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do globalists consider synonymous?

<p>Free markets and individual freedom (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the neoliberal explanation of globalization considered ideological?

<p>It is politically motivated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do globalists aim to create through globalism?

<p>Collective meaning and people's identities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do globalists view the opportunities of globalization?

<p>Unequally distributed with concentration of power and wealth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does globalization further in the world?

<p>Spread of democracy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle affirms that all members of the human family are responsible for one another?

<p>Solidarity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of justice ensures basic equity in how both the burden and the goods of society are distributed?

<p>Distributive justice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The principle of preferential option of the poor is based on which theological concept according to the text?

<p>Theology of the Incarnation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which commitment in the text emphasizes the idea that decisions should be made at the lowest level to achieve the common good?

<p>Subsidiary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of justice aims at fulfilling the terms of contracts and other promises on both personal and social levels?

<p>Communative justice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of justice refers to creating conditions where distributive justice can be realized and the common good identified and defended?

<p>Social justice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) according to the text?

<p>To provide stability and growth across the euro area and EU (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In complete economic integration, what is foregone by member states?

<p>Independence of monetary and fiscal policies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is included in complete economic integration?

<p>Single currency, shared labor and capital regulations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does political integration involve according to the text?

<p>Integration of political systems with economic, social, and other human systems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the final stage of economic integration as described in the text?

<p>Complete Economic Integration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of policy integration as mentioned in the text?

<p>To establish a common policy framework for integrated economy parts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main function of the gold standard in the international monetary system?

<p>Guarantee a non-inflationary, stable economic environment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the use of gold decline after World War I?

<p>Increased expenditure and inflation caused by the war (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for the failure of major economic powers to maintain the gold standard?

<p>Great Depression in 1931 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Bretton Woods system created in 1944?

<p>Stabilize the international currency system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did the United States play in the Bretton Woods system?

<p>Held most of the world's gold (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the Bretton Woods system end in 1971?

<p>Trade deficit and growing inflation undermining the value of the dollar (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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