Multiple choice

1
Multiple choice

• Which of the following aspects of the Soviet
  Union is NOT representative of one of the five
  parts of the typology of a totalitarian regime?
• a. The charismatic leadership of Joseph Stalin
• b. The dominance of the Communist Party of the
  Soviet Union
• c. The rapid industrialization of the USSR in the
  1930s
• d. The utopian ideology of communism
• e. State control over all organized activity
• f. The Great Terror

2
Multiple choice

• The reform of the Chinese economy entailed all of
  the following aspects EXCEPT
• a. The replacement of communes with household
  farming
• b. The freezing of plan obligations at 1984
  levels
• c. Encouragement of foreign direct investment and
  exports
• d. Continued leading policy-making role for the
  Communist Party
• e. Complete privatization of all state owned
  enterprises
• f. None of the above

3
Short Answer

• What distinguishes producer-driven from
  buyer-driven commodity chains? Provide an
  example of a commodity produced in each type.
  Which type carries the greatest likelihood of
  labor abuses? Why?

4
Short Answer

• Briefly define pluralism and state corporatism.
  Which form is often associated with authoritarian
  regimes? Why?