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Chapter 17 - Approaches to growth



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which is not a feature of import-substitution industrialisation?
a.
Diversified industry
c.
Protectionist
b.
Limited imports
d.
Promoting exports
 

 2. 

Which of the following does not characterise export-led growth in East Asia?
a.
Open to trade
c.
Targeted industrial policy
b.
Focus on manufactured goods
d.
Protection of domestic markets
 

 3. 

Which of the following describes the relationship between debt and aid for developing countries?
a.
Aid should not be given because debt is to be avoided at all cost.
b.
Debt is unavoidable so aid is always necessary.
c.
Proper use of aid can help even an indebted country.
d.
Aid worsens the propensity to acquire debt.
 

 4. 

Which is not an indicator used in the Human Development Index?
a.
Education
c.
GDP per capita
b.
Happiness
d.
Health
 

 5. 

Which of the following does not characterise Brazil's growth experience?
a.
Import substitution industrialisation
c.
Inflation accompanying growth
b.
Diversification of exports
d.
Reliance on sales of commodities
 

 6. 

Which of the following does not characterise the transition of Russia?
a.
Macroeconomic stability
c.
Trade liberalisation
b.
Privatisation
d.
Financial liberalisation
 

 7. 

Which of the following statements does not describe China?
a.
Transition economy
c.
Rapid economic growth
b.
Developing country
d.
Market economy
 

 8. 

All of the following describe international trade except for:
a.
Provides a level playing field for countries
b.
Accompanied global growth in the post-War period
c.
Promotes efficiency
d.
Comparative advantage allows country to benefit from specialisation and exchange
 

 9. 

Which of the following is not part of the international economic structure?
a.
IMF
c.
WTO
b.
World Bank
d.
U.S. Federal Reserve Bank
 

 10. 

Which of the following is not an approach to economic growth?
a.
Gradualist transition
c.
Import-substitution industrialisation
b.
Growth accounting
d.
Export-led growth
 



 
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