Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs),sponsored by the World Bank and the International

question 110

Multiple Choice

Structural adjustment programs (SAPs) ,sponsored by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,were introduced to assist with economic growth in the Global South.What kind of successes have these programs had?

• A) Growth rates in the south were higher in the decade prior to SAPs.
• B) Governing structures in the developing world have strengthened.
• C) Since their inception,there has been dramatic growth in countries with SAPs.
• D) Civil society has improved tremendously in states with SAPs.

Analyze the financial viability and economic profitability of a business investment.

Understand the theories explaining global inequality and economic development, including modernization, dependency, and world-systems theory.

Identify and explain the critiques of modernization and world systems theory.

Understand the concept and significance of the commodity chain in the global economic system.

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