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1. According to dependency theory, how does exploitation continue in postcolonial countries?

	a.	through oppressive rulers who limit freedom of speech
	b.	through multinational corporations that reap profits from cheap labor
	c.	through taxes that are paid in higher proportion by poor residents
	d.	through the false promise of social mobility

2.Which of the following is the final stage of development according to Rastow’s modernization theory?

	a.	the stage of soaring consumer ambitions
	b.	the stage of cultural modernity
	c.	the stage of high mass consumption and high living standards
	d.	the stage of affluence and consumption

3.Which of the following is true of the countries in the flight with technological progress and cultural modernity stage of development according to Rastow’s modernization theory?

	a.	These countries have a population with soaring consumer ambitions.
	b.	These countries embrace tradition over ambition.
	c.	These countries are affluent, with a sizable population with disposable income.
	d.	These countries experience higher fertility rates

4.Which of the following is true of the countries in the traditional stage of development according to Rastow’s modernization theory?

	a.	These countries are actively seeking new models of economic and political behavior.
	b.	These countries embrace tradition over innovation.
	c.	These countries are limited by a work orientation that elevates ambition over subsistence.
	d.	Many of these countries still exist today

Answer 1

1. Dependency theory talks about the exploitation of the periphery countires (ie . The underdeveloped countries) by the core countries (ie. Developed countries) directly as well as indirectly. Therefore the most appropriate answer to this question is option(b).. which is thd direct exploitation according to dependency theory...
2. Rostow argued that the economies of all countries could be placed within one of five different stages of economic growth. The stages include traditional society, preconditions to takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and age of high mass consumption. Thus the final stage of development is the stage of high mass communication and high living standards. The correct option is (c).
3. The most appropriate answer to this question is the option (a).
4. Traditional societies orders center around the most essential of economic exercises, for example, cultivating and extraction ventures like mining and gathering of timber. The labor force is practically totally incompetent, and logical and innovative improvement is crude. Rostow accepts that traditional economies are commonly ineffective. The correct option is (b).

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