Pathologies endemic to the Soviet bureaucracy included secrecy formalism cumbersome procedures rigidity and the tendency to concentrate on control rather than performance The party controlled The state by using the ____ the power to recommend and approve managers in administration and enterprises, of appointments and promotions to control access to government positions ?

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When the world Bank or IMF requires improved external balance in the short run the agency may condition its loan on expenditure switching that is ?

A. switching spending from domestic to foreign sources B. devaluing local currencies C. increase trade restrictions by imposing quota D. increase government spending...

Countries such as ________ that failed to adjust to a persistent external disequilibrium were more vulnerable to poverty displacement and even war ?

A. Japan and Korea B. Brazil and Argentina C. Algeria and Yugoslavia D. Singapore and Malaysia...

Before the 1978 reforms China had a(n) ?

A. agricultural bank only B. urban credit cooperatives C. mono bank system D. housing savings banks...

Which of the following is not a quasi-public good ?

A. national defense B. an automobile C. libraries D. fire protection...

Privatization refers to a range of policies including ?

I. changing part of a public enterpris’s ownership to the private sector II. Liberalization of entry into activities previously restricted to the public sector III. two infant industries merging into a monopoly IV. franchising or contracting public services or leasing public assets to the Private sector A. III only B. IV only C. I, II … Privatization refers to a range of policies including ?Read More...