TEST BORRADO, QUIZÁS LE INTERESE:
Historia de economia
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Historia de economia Descripción: Hasta quiz 8 Autor: . OTROS TESTS DEL AUTOR Fecha de Creación: 18/01/2023 Categoría: Otros Número Preguntas: 16 |
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The regime developed by Kim II Sung in North Korea after World War Two is an illustrative example of inclusive institutions. True False. What explains the rapid growth of South Korea after World War Two? Individual property rights Public investment in education All answers are correct Increasing foreign trade. According to the authors, rich nations are rich because they are ruled by inclusive institutions. True False. Extractive institutions create incentives and opportunities to enhance people's prosperity and well-being. True False. China grew very fast in the last decades of the 20th century because their rulers received some good economic advice from Western countries True False. According to the authors, tropical countries are usually poor: Because their governments don't create incentives and opportunities to push people to work for a better life Because their rules don't know which are the best policies to prosper Because their governments cannot do anything to fight against tropical deseases and other problems related to their geographical position Because people prefer enjoying life instead of working hard (as the Europeans do). Who was behind the United East Indian Company? A very wide and diverse group representative of the Dutch society of the time. The Dutch state. Foreign investors. The Dutch aristocracy. In countries like The Netherlands and Britain, why did governments support the creation of chartered companies (like the United East Indian Company and the British East Indian Company) enjoying trade monopolies in certain regions? To increase foreign trade. To compete against their political rivals. To ensure the territorial control of some areas. All answers are correct. What explains the United East Indian Company's great success? Its ability to act as a hub for intra-Asian trade, and between Asia and Europe and the Middle East All answers are correct. The subscription capital raised. Its effective and highly lucrative monopoly on the export of many spices. Which of the following factors characterized the Spanish agrarian sector inthe Early Modern Age? All the answers are correct. The very prized wool of the Merino sheep. A higly-productive agriculture. The Moorish system of horticulture. The Church and the Spanish noble families (the privileged groups): Owned most of the sheep and of cultivable land. Owned only a little part of the cultivable land. Paid more taxes than the rest of the population, because they were richer. The expulsion of the Moorish and Jewish population, which impact had on the Spanish human capital? None Human capital decreased. Trade within the Iberian Peninsula was restricted by: The lack of navigable rivers. All answers are correct. Toll stations. Mountain ranges. The Spanish government encouraged growth in the 15th and 16th centuries: None of these answers is correct. Creating institutions like the Consulado of Burgos, which encourage the transformation of the Merino sheep wool into high-prized wool cloth. Avoiding bankruptcies, as they would have made future borrowing more expensive. Increasing tariffs on foreign cloth, to encourage its manufacturing in the country. Agriculture and transhumance: Competed for available land, so in the long-term both activities could not grow simultaneously. Did not compete for available land, so in the long-term both activities could grow simultaneously. The Price Revolution was an inflationary process that took place mainly as a result of the flow of gold and silver coming from America (the American metal increased the Europeans' supply of monetary metals). The inflation: Was a clear disadvantage for entrepreneurs in Northern Europe. Affected all Western countries in the same way. Was a clear disadvantage for Spanish entrepreneurs and Spanish products. Was so small that had no effects on the European economies. |
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