What Has Happened to Countries That Did Not Participate in the Globalization

question 23

Multiple Choice

What has happened to countries that did not participate in the globalization of the world economy?

• A) The fraction of the population living below the poverty line in these countries has decreased.
• B) These countries have been mired in a low-growth path and are experiencing high poverty rates.
• C) The socialist policies in these countries have caused a big change in the income distribution, something that globalization could not have achieved.
• D) The growth rate of these countries is stronger than the First World countries.
• E) The domestic industries in these countries have experienced robust growth.

---

Definitions:

Feeling

Making decisions in a personal, value-oriented way.

Intuiting

The ability to understand or know something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning; a gut feeling or instinct.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when an individual holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Escalation

The process of something becoming or being made more intense, severe, or serious.