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International Political Economy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An economic nationalist believes that relations between states are:

a)

Not as important as relations between firms

b)

Not as important as class conflict

c)

A plus or positive sum game

d)

A zero-sum game

2.

Liberals believe that:

a)

Relative and absolute gains are equally important

b)

Relative gains are more important than absolute gains

c)

Absolute gains are more important than relative gains

d)

Discussion or relative and absolute gains is unnecessary

3.

Liberals argue that international cooperation:

a)

Can be facilitated by international organisations

b)

Requires a hegemonic state

c)

Primarily benefits the strongest states

d)

Is impossible because of anarchy

4.

Comparative advantage is central to:

a)

Liberalism

b)

Economic nationalism

c)

Critical thought

d)

Feminism

5.

US President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is an example of:

a)

Liberalism

b)

Economic nationalism

c)

Neo-Marxism

d)

Neo-liberalism

6.

The field of international political economy:

a)

Examines the relationship between national and international politics

b)

Examines the relationship between economics and politics

c)

Draws upon disciplines such as history, political science, economics, and sociology

d)

All of the above

7.

Political economy involves:

a)

The integration of politics and economic

b)

The application of economic methods to political problems

c)

The application of Marxist methods

d)

All of the above

8.

Public goods are things that:

a)

Can be enjoyed by more than one person without any reduction in the good

b)

People cannot be excluded from their consumption

c)

Are unlikely to be provided by individual rational actors

d)

All of the above

9.

For scholars intent on consolidating the field of IPE the main task is to:

a)

Integrate cultural studies approaches

b)

Build upon agreed theoretical approaches and problems

c)

Challenge existing theoretical and epistemological approaches

d)

Discover new topics to explore

10.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

a)

Political science deals with the world as it is while economics considers the world as it should be

b)

Political science is about opinions while economics is about facts

c)

Political science focuses on power while economics focuses on the allocation of scarce resources

d)

Political science focuses on institutions while economics focuses on businesses