Power And Politics

Front 1

According to Max Weber (1864-1920) there are three types of legitimate authority: a) true b) false

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true

Front 2

According to Nietzsche power is the main driving force in humanity: a) true b) false

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true

Front 3

What are the economic characteristics of the post world war period (1945-1973): a) Free trade/unemployment/no state intervention/no control of capital flows and fixed exchange rates b) Free trade/full employment/state intervention/control of capital flows and fixed exchange rates c) Free trade/free capital flows/low unemployment/no state intervention/floating exchange rates d) NOTA

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b

Front 4

The Washington consensus is characterized by ____ capital flows/______ trade/_____ national budgets and privatization of _________: a) increase in/control of/reduction of/health services b) control of/liberalization of/increase in/governmental enterprises c) deregulation of/liberalization of/stabilization of/governmental enterprises d)NOTA

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c

Front 5

The initial role of the IMF was to stabilize exchange rates and cover for temporary payment imbalances: a) true b) false

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true

Front 6

What is the role of the World Bank? a)Providing financial assistance to developing countries b) Providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries c)NOTA

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b

Front 7

What is the role of the World Trade Organization?a)Promote free trade and sanction “illegal trade barriers” b)Promote free trade and intellectual property rights c)Promote free trade/intellectual property rights and sanction “illegal trade barriers” d)NOTA

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c

Front 8

What do we learn from SARS? A)Connectivity has risen b)Power of nature has been discounted c)AOTA d)NOTA

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c

Front 9

_______________ is the central tenet of advocates of the current globalization process: a)Trickle down effect b)Equality c)Helping the poor d)AOTA e)NOTA

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a

Front 10

Recurrent debt crises are a reflection of the world’s increasing interconnectedness: a) true b) false

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true

Front 11

How many categories of actors provide resources for health? a)Two b)Four c)Five d)Six

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b

Front 12

What are the common features of Global Health Initiatives? a)Focus on specific diseases or on selected interventions/commodities/or services b)relevance to several countries c)inputs linked to performance d)AOTA e)NOTA

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d

Front 13

What is the role of the WHO? A)The attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health b)Ensure disease surveillance and control c)Funding health initiatives d)Provide health expertise to Governments e)AOTA f)NOTA g) only a/b/d

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e

Front 14

What distinguishes a Greek from a Barbarian: a)Freedom b)Equality c)AOTA d)NOTA

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a

Front 15

According to Locke ‘civil society’ has sovereignty over individuals: a) true b) false

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true

Front 16

Dependence theory argues that _____: a)There is a core and a periphery in the global economy b)low income countries produce primary products while developed countries produce manufactured products c)both a and b d)NOTA

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c

Front 17

What are the two complementary forms of control identified by Gramsci? A)Social hegemony b)Free market c)Political government d)a and b e)a and c f)b and c

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e) a and c (social hegemony and political government)

Front 18

What are the three sources of domination according to Weber? A)Tradition/Economy/Charisma b)Tradition/Economy/Law c)Tradition/Charisma/Law d)Economy/Charisma/Law

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c) Tradition/Charisma/Law

Front 19

Why anarchy defines relations in the international sphere? A)Because Nation States have different interests B)Because there is no global sovereignty C)Both the above D)NOTA

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b

Front 20

According to Waltz the structure of an anarchic system of international relations is dependent on power relations: a) true b) false

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true

Front 21

The “balance of power” theory argues that states must attend to their own security: a) true b) false

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true

Front 22

Realist view critiques the “balance of power” theory arguing that there are a variety of alternative strategies to counter the most powerful state: a) true b) false

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true

Front 23

What is the central paradigm of the analogy theory of development? A)Each country/community has its own path to development B)Development is a universal path first followed by the West and that others are following or will follow C)NOTA

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b

Front 24

How does orthodox development discourse operate? A)By comparing us and the other/the West and the Rest B)By arguing that low income countries cannot achieve internal order C)By considering that development is a technical problem D)Only a and b E)AOTA F)NOTA

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e) AOTA

Front 25

What is the third dimension of power according to Luke? A) Shaping views and preferences B)Preventing potential issues to emerge C)Decision making D)Imposing one’s own interest to others E)NOTA

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a

Front 26

Farmer argues for a social analysis of suffering and deprivation? a) true b) false

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false

Front 27

How many stages in the ‘stage heuristic’ approach to policy process? A)Two B)Four C)Five D)Six

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B)Four

Front 28

What is/are the differences between a top-down and a bottom up approach to policy-making? A)Participatory process B)Prescriptive process C)AOTA D)NOTA

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C)AOTA

Front 29

What explains the shift in trade of manufactured goods from local production to global production with multinational companies outsourcing production in low labor cost countries?: A)Fall in cost of transport B)Fall in cost of labor C)Fall in cost of communications D) a and b E) a and c F) b and c

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e (fall in cost of transport and communications)

Front 30

According to Prokhovnik what is/are the origin(s) of the modern rights movement?: A) The concept of freedom of the Ancient Greek philosophy B)The medieval concept of natural law C) The Enlightenment ideas of the eighteenth century D)The social reform movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries E)AOTA F) Only a and b G) Only c and d

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G) only c and d

Front 31

What is commutative justice?: a)The distribution of things among a class of individuals B)The treatment of an individual in a particular transaction C)The idea that principles of justice should be applied to the political institutions of society

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b

Front 32

Social justice is in the interest of social cohesion? a) true b) false

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true

Front 33

Communitarians are concerned that there is a risk that powerful states use a structure of international institutions for their national interest: a) true b) false

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true

Front 34

The international civil society dominate the international arena according to Communitarianism: a) true b) false

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false

Front 35

Among the following which are global health public goods?: A)Global advocacy for health B)Use of human rights C)Disease surveillance D)Supporting multinational pharmaceutical companies E)Only a/b/c F) Only a/c/d G)AOTA

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E)Only a/b/c

Front 36

Which of the following are major institutions in global health? A)UNAIDS B)UNICEF C)World Bank D)World Trade Organization E)Only a/b/c F)Only a/c/d G)AOTA

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G)AOTA

Front 37

The League of Nations created an Health Office: a) true b) false

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true

Front 38

What was the cause for less support to universal primary healthcare?: A)The economic crisis following oil shocks B) End of support from Communist countries (fall of Berlin wall) C)Lack of US support D)Only a and b E)AOTA F)NOTA

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E)AOTA

Front 39

What major change in global health governance observed in the 90s?: A)Creation of UNAIDS B)Increasing role of the World Bank C)Reduced role of the WHO due to internal governance problems D)Only a and b E)Only a and c F)AOTA

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F)AOTA

Front 40

Who governs the World Bank system in practice?: A)185 member countries shareholders B)major financial contributors C)US alone D)NOTA

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b

Front 41

In 1975 the World Bank issued a first health policy paper focusing on basic healthcare: a)true b)false

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true

Front 42

In the 1980s the World Bank together with the IMF promoted structural adjustment programs that: A)resulted in less public resources and weakened public health systems B)encouraged private healthcare sector development C)both the above D)NOTA

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c

Front 43

What are the features of the 1990s health sector reform agenda of the World Bank ? A)Emphasis on a Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) B)Promotion of integration and decentralization of health services C)Support to an expanded role of the private sector in provision of healthcare D) Only a and b E) Only b and c F)AOTA

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F)AOTA

Front 44

Financially in recent years we observe a relative decline of the World Bank health interventions: a)true b)false

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true

Front 45

What is the emphasis of the new strategy for Health/Nutrition/Population of the World Bank?: A) Health system strengthening B)Health financing C)Sound macroeconomic and fiscal policy D)Regulatory framework in the health sector E)Drug and treatment options F)Only a/b/c/e G)Only a/b/c/d H)Only a/c/d I)AOTA

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G) a/b/c/d

Front 46

What are the challenges for low-income countries to be able to provide universal basic healthcare coverage meeting the Millennium Development Goals?: A)Equitable distribution of wealth B)Good governance in the public and health sectors promoting social justice and health system reform C) Taxes to support strong health system D) Encourage private sector development E)Only b/c/d F)Only a/b/c G)AOTA

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F) a/b/c

Front 47

International organizations have power in the Weberian sense: a) true b) false

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false

Front 48

Administration and not elected members are powerful in the bureaucratic culture: a) true b) false

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true

Front 49

What are the components of ODA?: A)Bilateral development projects/programmes and technical cooperation B) Multilateral assistance C)Humanitarian aid D)Debt relief grants E)Only a/b/c F)Only a/c/d G)AOTA

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g

Front 50

What are the current debates about aid?: A)Introducing innovative financing mechanisms B)Looking at scaling up conditions C)Strengthening recipients capacities D)Provide only yearly commitments E)Only a/b/c F)Only a/c/d G)AOTA

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e

Front 51

ODA alone provides enough resources needed to reach the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) 4 (child health) and 5 (maternal health)?: A)True B)False

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false

Front 52

What is (are) the major change(s) in development assistance for health by health focus between 1990 and now?: A)The rising importance of funding allocated to communicable diseases B) The reduction in funding not allocated to specific focus C)Both of the above D)NOTA

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c

Front 53

What are the negative effects of Global Health Initiatives identified by Biesma et al.? A)Lack of alignment to national policy plans and priorities for health B)Coordination mechanisms are complex C)Lack of stakeholders involvement D)Unique funding channels E)Only a/b/c F)Only b/c/d G)AOTA

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E)Only a/b/c