Vernon’s International Product Life-cycle theory was based on the observation that for most of the 20th century a very large proportion of the world’s new products had been developed by firms in ________________ and sold first in the U.S. market.

According to Michael Porter, a nation may have certain capabilities such as skilled labor and infrastructure that support a given industry. In Porter’s model, these factors are referred to as:

Suppose an influential investor thinks the dollar is on a long-term downward trend and sells the dollar forward.  Because of her reputation for savvy investing, a lot of speculators do the same, leading to wide-spread selling of the dollar.  This is an example of:

Per our class discussions, which currency would like to displace the U.S. Dollar and become a major Forex currency? 

What is a state?

Which of the following statements is true of a comparative method?

Which research method involves using an exploratory or ‘bottom-up’ approach, generation of hypotheses and theory from data and views human thought and behaviour as contextual, personal and unpredictable?

Which of the following statements is true of authoritarian regimes?

Which of these best defines the term government?

What is the central tenet of structuralism?