Which one of the following is not correct regarding the political consequence of globalisation?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → ‘Minimalist state’ is giving way to a more ‘welfare state’.
Option (1) ‘Minimalist state’ is giving way to a more ‘welfare state’. False. It is the other way round: the old ‘welfare state’ is giving way to a more minimalist state, which withdraws from many of its welfare functions.
Option (2) The state continues to discharge essential functions of law and order and national security. True. The minimalist state still performs these core functions.
Option (3) Market becomes the prime determinant of economic and social priorities. True. The market takes the place of the welfare state.
Option (4) Increased role of multinational companies lead to reduction in decision-making capacity of government. True. Governments can take fewer decisions on their own.
NCERT (2025-26): “Political Consequences … At the most simple level, globalisation results in an erosion of state capacity, that is, the ability of government to do what they do. All over the world, the old ‘welfare state’ is now giving way to a more minimalist state that performs certain core functions such as the maintenance of law and order and the security of its citizens. However, it withdraws from many of its earlier welfare functions directed at economic and social well-being. In place of the welfare state, it is the market that becomes the prime determinant of economic and social priorities. The entry and the increased role of multinational companies all over the world leads to a reduction in the capacity of governments to take decisions on their own.…” |