Quiz on SAPs

Couldn't confirm presence of Flash 7 or higher because JavaScript was disabled.Get FlashI really do have Flash installed.1. What are SAPs?

[ ] a. Standard Allocation Policies

[ ] b. Statistics and Problems

[ ] c. Structural Adjustment Programs

[ ] d. None of the above

2. Who designs SAPs?

[ ] a. U.S. Treasury Department

[ ] b. The United Nations

[ ] c. The IMF and the World Bank

[ ] d. Both A and C

3. What is the purpose of SAPs?

[ ] a. To help distribute money between the rich and the poor

[ ] b. To reduce poverty by reducing rampant government spending

[ ] c. To compel third world countries to make changes to their economies

[ ] d. All of the above

4. What are the impacts of SAPs

[ ] a. National budgets are balanced in the long term

[ ] b. Deep cuts made to social programs to control spending

[ ] c. Economic growth which increases development

[ ] d. All of the above

5. Do SAPs affect Canada

[ ] a. No, because Canada is not a developing country

[ ] b. Yes, Canada needs help balancing its budget

[ ] c. Maybe, Canada benefits from cheap products that come from SAP-regulated countries

[ ] d. I don't know

6. Which of these policies is NOT associated with SAPs?

[ ] a. Privatization

[ ] b. Currency devaluation

[ ] c. Decrease in government spending

[ ] d. Expansion of social programs like education

7. What are TNCs and how do they benefit from SAPs?

[ ] a. The New Chance - an economic policy to help developing countries

[ ] b. Trans-networking Coalition - a group of developing countries seeking to end SAPs

[ ] c. Transnational Corporations - opening up to TNCs is one of the demands of SAPs

8. How can SAPs be stopped?

[ ] a. Lobby your government

[ ] b. Increase education for people in the developing and developed world about the consequences of SAPs

[ ] c. Why stop SAPs? They are generally effective

[ ] d. Both A and B

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