MYP Individuals & Societies Origins of Empires Questionbank

They mandate that the state controls all production

They ensure that all goods are distributed equally

They coordinate production and consumption

They prevent cultural diffusion from occurring

Large public budgets are easily captured by corruption in weak states

Market-based policies are always easier to implement in any context

Weak states are prohibited by international law from spending money

The poor are better served by private markets when the state is weak

Ideology is only personal, while a driver is only institutional

Ideology is a single law, while a driver is a collection of norms

There is no distinction; the text uses them interchangeably

Ideology is a structured set of ideas explaining how society should work, while a driver is the framework that influences behavior

How to produce?

Where to produce?

What to produce?

For whom to produce?

To provide a framework of beliefs that influences group behavior and institutions

To eliminate the need for laws and formal regulations

To replace economic markets with purely religious systems

To ensure that all individuals have identical personal opinions