Exercise 3

Q1: Economic theories…

(a) alone are not sufficient for an understanding of the developments of contemporary world economy

(c) are indeed indispensable tools in understanding the developments of contemporary world economy

Q2: Nationalism… (d) is composed of both analytic and normative elements.

Q3: Realism and nationalism… (b) may be identical in some instances.(d) have some commonality.

Q4: What determines state behaviour according to realists?

(a) the distribution of power among states

Q5: “Who” is the principal actor in state-centric realism?

(b) the state

(c) the nation-state

Q6: What do we mean by anarchy in the state-centric approach?

(a) there is no supranational power above nation-states

(c) there is no superauthority over nation-sates

Q7: Which of the followings belong(s) to the fundamental ideas of realism?

(a) anarchy

(c) the state as principal actor

(d) self-help

B) You know already some of the basic concepts of the three main IR approaches (such as Realism, Liberalism and Marxism). Please decide to which school the following concepts belong:

Q1: State-centric approach Realism

Q2: Cooperation Liberalism

Q3: Self-help Realism

Q4: National interest Realism

Q5: Survival Realism

Q6: World capitalism Marxism

Q7: Class conflict Marxism

Q8: Mutually beneficial trade Liberalism

Q9: Democracy Liberalism

Q10: World-system Marxism

Q11: Capitalists versus labour Marxism

Q12: Statism Realism

Q13: International institutions Liberalism

Q14: Security Realism

Q15: Pluralism Liberalism

Q16: Power-balance Realism

Q17: Dependency Marxism

Q18: World (or global) government Liberalism

Q19: Periphery Marxism

Q20: Anarchy Realism

C) Please read the following statements and decide whether they are positive or normative statements:

Q1: In Hungary, the government increased the excise on tobacco by 25 per cent last year. According to the latest research, the number of smokers has decreased by 4 per cent in the country. Positive

Q2: According to the IMF, the huge fiscal deficit may cause a serious devaluation of the Hungarian currency, the forint. Positive

Q3: Due to the increasing gap between the Western and Eastern part of Hungary, the government plans to develop the infrastructure of the latter region substantially in the next few years. Normative

Q4: Since people do not care too much about their health status, activists claimed that the government should dramatically increase taxes on tobacco. Normative

Q5: The Eastern part of Hungary is below the average national income of the country; therefore, the purchasing power of people in that region is relatively low.

Solutions Positive

The nature of political economy

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