This is a closed book individual examination based on the class Textbook and class lectures. Write one essay in the blue book provided. Please write your name on the cover of your blue book. Please try to write legibly. “IR scholars do not agree on the causes or implications of poverty in the global South, nor on solutions (if any) to the problem. Thus, they also disagree about the nature of relations between rich and poor states (North-South relations).” (Textbook, pg. 259) Question:

“How could we explain the enormous gap between income levels in the world’s industrialized regions and those in the global South?” (Textbook, pg. 271)

How is that asymmetry being preserved (and/or increased) by the current international system? (As argued, for example, by IR scholars embracing a World-System view, or Dependency Theory) Provide examples when possible.

What is the argument given by the supporters of the Liberal theories, including Economic Liberalism and neoliberalism, to defend their more optimistic view of the current international system? (More optimistic than Realist for example) – I.e. Their argument to explain the gap and arguments to address the problem of poverty in the global South. Provide examples when possible. Essay criteria: Argument: Answer all parts of the questions; develops an argument; makes comparisons across institutions, events, or theories (depth of analysis). Evidence: employs ideas from relevant readings; includes lecture material; accuracy. Style: Contains an introduction and a conclusion.

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The enormous gap between income levels in the worlds industrialized regions and those in the global South can be explained by a number of factors Firs... View the full answer