GPGs Class

Which of the following describes global public goods that can be supplied unilaterally?

• Aggregate Efforts

• Weakest Links

• Mutual Restraint

• Single-best effort

Which example illustrates the concept of "Weakest Links" global public goods?

• National defense funding

• Smallpox eradication

• Climate Change Mitigation

• Standardization of time

What is essential for the successful provision of "Aggregate Efforts" global public goods?

• Mutual restraint

• Single-best effort

• Leadership of the most powerful country

• Equal contribution from all countries

Mitigating climate change is difficult because:

• Climate change does not threaten the survival of the human species.

• Different countries will be affected in different ways by climate change.

• It will be costly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions substantially. Doing so will require diverting resources from other good causes.

• All of the above

What is the primary requirement for continued supply of the global public good against the use of nuclear weapons?

• financial investment

• mutual restraint

• technological innovation

• leadership of the strongest country

What is a common challenge faced by global institutions in providing public goods?

• Lack of political incentives

• Lack of technological solutions

• competition among great powers

• lack of legal authority and institutional capacity

Which example demonstrates a global public good that requires only coordination?

• vaccine development

• standard for determining time

• climate change action

• asteroid defense

What distinguishes the provision of Global Public Health like Covid 19 Pandemic?

• It primarily relies on the contributions of great powers

• It costs nothing to supply and sustain.

• It requires only coordination among countries.

• It combines characteristics of weakest-link, aggregate, and single best effort public goods.

What differentiates a "single-best effort" global public good from others?

• Requires ongoing cooperation from all countries

• Only needs successful intervention from one country

• Benefits wealthier nations more than poorer ones

• Primarily concerns economic development

Why do great powers sometimes lack the incentive to lead in providing human development public goods?

• They lack political capacity.

• They lack financial resources.

• They prioritize their own interests over global needs.

• They fear retaliation from weaker states.