Which of These Statements About the World Economic System Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about the world economic system is true?

• A) Everyone in core countries benefits from the world system.
• B) Low-wage sweat shops are found in all countries.
• C) No one in peripheral countries benefit from the world system.
• D) World systems theory no longer has any usefulness for understanding global inequality.

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Definitions:

Negative

In the context of charge, negative refers to an electrical charge of the same type carried by electrons.

Ionic Compound

A chemical compound composed of ions held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonding.

Polar Nature

A characteristic of molecules that have an uneven distribution of electron density, resulting in regions of partial positive and negative charge which makes them interact with other polar substances including water.

Attractive Forces

Forces that cause atoms, ions, or molecules to come together, and include various types of chemical bonds and intermolecular interactions.