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请根据以下内容回答1-7题WinnersandLosers
WhyarethebiggestwinnersinthepastdecadeoftradeglobalizationmostlyinSouthandEastAsia,whereasthebiggestlosersaremostlyintheformerSovietbloc(集团)andsub-SaharanAfrica?Historyisapartialguide:EastAsiahasalongtradingtradition,latelyreinvigorated(给以新的活力)bytheChineseadoptionofmarketeconomics.TheSovietUnion,ontheotherhand,wasshelteredfromfree-marketforcesformorethan70years.InAfrica,somecountriesaredisadvantagedbecauseofinadequateinfrastructure(基础结构);manycountrieshavelittletotradebutcommodities,thepricesofwhichhavefalleninrecentyears.
Insomeregions,certaincountrieshavesufferedbyadoptingmisguidedpolicies;oftenunderpressurefromInternationalMonetaryFund.FirstamongtheseisRussia,whichintheearly1990striedtoembracecapitalismbeforefirstbuildingtheinstitutionsthatmakecapitalismwork,suchasanindependentbanksystem,asystemofbusinesslaw,andanadequatemethodforcollectingtaxes.EncouragedbytheIMF,theWorldBankandtheU.S.DepartmentoftheTreasury,PresidentBorisYeltsin'sregimeprivatizedthestate-ownedindustrialsector,creatingaclassofoligarchs(寡头政治集团成员),who,knowinghowunstableconditionswereathome,senttheirmoneyabroadinsteadofinvestingitathome.
Incontrast,China,thebiggestwinnerfromglobalization,didnotfollowtheIMFformula.OftheformerstatesoftheSovietbloc,onlyafew,notablyPolandandHungary,managedtogrow,whichtheydidbyignoringIMFadviceandadoptingexpansionaryplans,includingspendingmorethantheycollectedintaxes.BotswanaandUgandaarealsosuccessstories:despitetheirdisadvantages,theircountriesachievedvigorousgrowthbycreatingstablecivilsocieties,liberalizingtradeandimplementingreformsthatrancountertoIMFprescriptions.
Japanhasalongtradingtradition.( )
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B Wrong
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