Anthropology 230 Module 3 (Neoliberalism)

In Harvey's reading, one of the myths of neoliberalism that media has helped propagate is:

1) Certain sectors failed because they were not competitive enough 2)The entrepreneurial spirit is natural to the human condition 3)The state serves only to create and preserve the institutional framework for a free market economy OR All of the above

Due to the widespread and multiple aspects through which the neoliberalism operates, certain social groups and organizations find windows of opportunity to:

1) Gain visibility using the social media to denounce and expose neoliberalism 2)Use the resources transferred by the state to resist and oppose neoliberalism 3) Create networks to confront neoliberalism from other areas OR all of the above

Neoliberalism is different from classical capitalism because:

1) It relies exclusively in paying low-wages to workers 2) It strives for an equality and wellbeing 3) It is based on nationalizing public services = None of the above

A neoliberal citizen is:

1) Proactive 2) Entrepreneurial 3) Individualistic OR all of the above

The loans made by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to Jamaica, were conditioned to

1)Privatization of public services 2)Liberalization and deregulation 3)Increase imports OR all of the above

The main goal of the neoliberal process is to:

Accumulate capital and resources within a free market setting

One of the risk of contemporary disembedding is "lifting out" social relations, which implies for societies:

Alienation and fragmentation

Harvey's idea that neoliberalism has led to uneven geographical development, means that abundance or scarcity of natural resources has shaped the degree of progress of a country or region

False

Neoliberalism is the accumulation of capital based on paying low-wages and keep the surplus

False

According to Harvey's reading, human well-being best be advance by the maximization of entrepreneurial freedoms within an institutional framework characterized by:

Individual liberty

One of the main attributes of neoliberalism, is:

It stimulates the entrepreneurial spirit of every individual

One of the reasons why multinational corporations (MNC), are so prevalent and important in the neoliberal dynamic, is

MNC have learned to adapt and respond to local and national transformations

What are "the Dependency Theory," the World Systems Theory" or the "Neoliberalism?"

Narratives that explain how the world works

The neoliberal state is characterized by:

None of the above

According to Harvey, the "naturalization of the neoliberalism," means:

Simplification of every social interaction to money or financial terms

Eriksen said that the notion of disembedding is:

The act of lifting out something from its original context

Globalization, as a narrative that aims to explain the world today, according to Eriksen can be define as a series of disembedding processes with a transnational and potentially global reach

True

Neoliberalism entails cutting public spending specially on social welfare programs

True