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WorksheetsInternational Political Economy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
An economic nationalist believes that relations between states are:
Not as important as relations between firms
Not as important as class conflict
A plus or positive sum game
A zero-sum game
Liberals believe that:
Relative and absolute gains are equally important
Relative gains are more important than absolute gains
Absolute gains are more important than relative gains
Discussion or relative and absolute gains is unnecessary
Liberals argue that international cooperation:
Can be facilitated by international organisations
Requires a hegemonic state
Primarily benefits the strongest states
Is impossible because of anarchy
Comparative advantage is central to:
Liberalism
Economic nationalism
Critical thought
Feminism
US President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is an example of:
Liberalism
Economic nationalism
Neo-Marxism
Neo-liberalism
The field of international political economy:
Examines the relationship between national and international politics
Examines the relationship between economics and politics
Draws upon disciplines such as history, political science, economics, and sociology
All of the above
Political economy involves:
The integration of politics and economic
The application of economic methods to political problems
The application of Marxist methods
All of the above
Public goods are things that:
Can be enjoyed by more than one person without any reduction in the good
People cannot be excluded from their consumption
Are unlikely to be provided by individual rational actors
All of the above
For scholars intent on consolidating the field of IPE the main task is to:
Integrate cultural studies approaches
Build upon agreed theoretical approaches and problems
Challenge existing theoretical and epistemological approaches
Discover new topics to explore
Which of the following statements is most accurate?
Political science deals with the world as it is while economics considers the world as it should be
Political science is about opinions while economics is about facts
Political science focuses on power while economics focuses on the allocation of scarce resources
Political science focuses on institutions while economics focuses on businesses
