Briefly explain the importance of the Washington Consensus.

What will be an ideal response?


With the advent of the globalization project, development did not disappear; rather, its meaning changed - that is global elites reframed development as the deepening of markets (as resource allocators), subsumed under a new term, called Washington Consensus. The globalization project involved political choices to (re)define the bearings and future of states and their civic responsibilities. If competing in the world market requires policies of cutting public expenditures that may reduce safeguards and standards of employment, health care, and education, then globalization is a decision, not an inevitability. And it centers on “governance,” which overrides and reformulates government which were hitherto, driven largely by the concerns of the nation-state alone.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Working husbands and wives both cited ________ as the most important item for a successful marriage

A) sharing of household chores B) being unified in childrearing decisions C) sharing bill paying responsibilities D) having a good sexual relationship

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In the case of men, which of the following is a by-product of divorce?

(a) Divorce allows them to take a very critical look at themselves. (b) Divorce confirms their importance to a woman. (c) Divorce usually frees them from the responsibility of direct child care. (d) Divorce provides a good escape from controlling women.

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The proportion of elderly is increasing in the United States but decreasing worldwide

a. True b. False

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