Which feature is characteristic of centrally planned economies?
A) Government officials set prices.
B) Religious authorities decide production quotas.
C) Consumers have a wide range of products from which to choose.
D) Governments cannot guarantee the basic needs of citizens.
Ans: A) Government officials set prices.
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a. involving environmental planning in India. b. for improving agricultural production involving improved seeds, heavy use of fertilizers, and irrigation. c. for decreasing India's output of greenhouse gases. d. for improving agricultural production through the creation of large publicly-owned collectives. e. for increased environmental protection regulation in the aftermath of a major disaster at a foreign-owned chemical plant.
What is an "open" economic system?
a. a system in which exchange rates are determined by market forces b. a system where tariff barriers have been reduced c. a system in which Developing World states trade openly with each other d. a system in which goods, services, and factors of production move according to supply and demand
For citizens in most states, "party" has a particular legal meaning. What is it?
a. party constitution b. party government c. party registration d. party organization
Arguing that development is delayed in the Middle East and North Africa due to the resource curse leading to overdependence on exports is an example of an argument from which level of analysis?
a. The individual level of analysis b. The domestic level of analysis c. The systemic structural level of analysis d. The systemic process level of analysis