Chapter 8

Question 1

advanced democracies

Answer 1

countries with institutional democracy and a high level of economic development and prosperity (GDP/PPP over $8000, and top third of HDI)

Question 2

modern

Answer 2

a country that is secular, technological, bureaucratic, rational, materialistic, emphasis on individual freedom over collective equality

Question 3

integration

Answer 3

blurring lines between countries by creating common policies, rules, and tighter connections

Question 4

devolution

Answer 4

shifting power towards more local governments

Question 5

supranational system

Answer 5

a system where sovereign powers are shared among the members and held by EU (or whatever) institutions of the member states themselves

Question 6

postmodern values

Answer 6

less about material or technological progress, but about concern for the environment, health, , leisure, personal equality, and diversity

Question 7

postindustrialism

Answer 7

economies based not on the manufacture of tangible goods but on service sector

Question 8

service sector

Answer 8

finance, real estate, education, health care