Test 2 Flashcards
Lichbach and Zuckerman, 1997
The reading argues that all of the three main comparativist ideologies, rationalism, culturalism, and structuralism, seek to understand important events of both the past and present by employing and applying unique modes of comparison.
Lerner, 1957
This reading argues that the people of Balgat would desire more than life inside of their small village if they are exposed to the world outside of Balgat.
Weber, 1918
The reading argues that modernization has led to the expropriation of political organization from numerous lords to the state, leading to states becoming more bureaucratic, with the political power residing with one body and staff being delegated jobs that keep them dependent upon the state.
Rotberg, 2002
The reading argues that a nation-state fails when it is unable to provide adequate goods or services to its people due to bad leaders or groups in the state, removing the legitimacy of its government and causing a power vacuum that can be filled by unsanctioned violence and corruption.
Herbst, 1990
The reading argues that Africa has not seen the political organization and state development that Europe experienced because it has not had significant interstate war to cause a more efficient tax system and a national identity to develop.
Posner, 2004
“I argue that the political salience of a cultural cleavage will depend on the sizes of the groups that it defines relative to the size of the arena in which political competition is taking place.”
Fearon and Laitin, 2003
This reading argues that civil war cannot be predicted by ethnic or religious differences, but by how favorable conditions in a state are for insurgency.
Acemoglu, 2003
This reading argues that while geographic conditions in an economically underdeveloped country may contribute to its lagging economy, bad institutions are actually the cause of the lack of economic development.
Krugman, 1994
This reading argues that rapid Asian economic growth can be accounted for, like the growth seen in the Soviet Union in the 1950s, due to growth inputs such as labor and capital, instead of gains made in efficiency, thus Asian economic growth is not sustainable.
Schmitter and Karl, 1991
This reading argues that democracy is a regime in which people placed in authority are held accountable by citizens, often indirectly through their elected representatives, but democracy is not necessarily more efficient economically and administratively, more orderly and governable, or economically free, often because of the ability of citizens to hold their leaders accountable.
Ansell and Samuels, 2014
This reading argues that democracy emerges when economically up-and-coming groups act to limit the power of the elite, which is particularly likely during times of high economic inequality that has created fragmentation among the elite.
Linz and Stepan, 1996
This reading argues that solely using democracy, totalitarianism, and authoritarianism to classify regimes is too limiting, and the addition of post-totalitarianism and sultanism as classifications would help further the study of how prior regime type affects democratic transition.
Berman, 1997
This reading argues that civil society is neutral in the promotion or downfall of democracy, but, rather, the strength of political institutionalization determines the success of democratization.
Levitsky and Way, 2002
This reading argues that competitive authoritarianism’s distinct mix of democratic institutions and authoritarian leadership means that democratic norms are often widely ignored, and it sets a significant historical basis in each state that is impactful for its economy, human rights, and chances of democracy.
King, Pan, and Roberts, 2013
This reading argues that the Chinese government censors internet posts based not on how critical it is of the government, but how likely the post is to incite collective action.
Which of the following is an argument against having the state regulate trade?
keep the cost of goods low
Laissez-faire economics characterizes which of these political economic systems?
liberalism
___ is a period when prices rise because there are too few goods and wages and savings lose their value as a result
inflation
___ is a political economic system that may employ neocorporatism to govern relations between the state, labor, and businesses.
social democracy
Which of the following countries is an example of a modern mercantilist state?
Brazil
According to the section on Japan’s economic decline, what lesson should we learn from this case?
Any set of political-economic systems that work well under some conditions can still become out of sync as a result of broader changes over time.
Which of the following is an example of a public good?
national defense
Which of these traits is typical of a mercantilist political economic system?
state-owned or parastatal industries
___, one measure of economic wealth, compares the different costs of living across countries
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Edward Bernstein is a major contributor to theory about
social democracy
The Gini index measures
economic inequality
Which of these traits is typical of a liberal political economic system?
low taxes
Despite recent economic crises, the two political economic systems that remain the most prevalent type around the globe are
liberalism and social democracy
The United States is best classified under which political economic system?
liberalism
