Questões de Concurso Público ANAC 2009 para Especialista em Regulação
Foram encontradas 120 questões
1 ____ A evolução do conhecimento levada a cabo pelo
homem no século XX foi, sem dúvida, uma revolução de
extensão mais significativa do que qualquer movimento que,
4 deliberadamente, tenha reivindicado esse título. Do marco
inicial da psicanálise, ainda no limiar do século XIX, às
atuais experiências com células-tronco, passando por grandes
7 descobertas, como a penicilina ou a criação das redes
virtuais, a Era dos Extremos modificou categoricamente a
visão do homem sobre o próprio homem. Mas, se de um lado
10 parecem ruir os ideais iluministas que depositavam no reino
da razão as esperanças de evolução das relações da
existência individual e coletiva, de outro as formas de
13 organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais,
representadas pela moderna democracia republicana,
parecem ainda não ter perdido sua atualidade. Senão pelas
16 suas virtudes, ao menos pela ausência de outras alternativas
que se tenham mostrado melhores. Porém, de que forma
conciliar o funcionamento de tais instituições com as novas
19 — e nem sempre coincidentes — visões que as mais diversas
áreas do conhecimento produziram sobre o homem?
Durval Mazzei Nogueira Filho. O sujeito da educação. In: Educação & Psicologia, vol. 1, Editorial, p. 5 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito das ideias e da organização argumentativa do texto acima.
O período sintático "A evolução (...) esse título" (l.1-4) sintetiza a ideia desenvolvida pela argumentação do texto.
1 ____ A evolução do conhecimento levada a cabo pelo
homem no século XX foi, sem dúvida, uma revolução de
extensão mais significativa do que qualquer movimento que,
4 deliberadamente, tenha reivindicado esse título. Do marco
inicial da psicanálise, ainda no limiar do século XIX, às
atuais experiências com células-tronco, passando por grandes
7 descobertas, como a penicilina ou a criação das redes
virtuais, a Era dos Extremos modificou categoricamente a
visão do homem sobre o próprio homem. Mas, se de um lado
10 parecem ruir os ideais iluministas que depositavam no reino
da razão as esperanças de evolução das relações da
existência individual e coletiva, de outro as formas de
13 organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais,
representadas pela moderna democracia republicana,
parecem ainda não ter perdido sua atualidade. Senão pelas
16 suas virtudes, ao menos pela ausência de outras alternativas
que se tenham mostrado melhores. Porém, de que forma
conciliar o funcionamento de tais instituições com as novas
19 — e nem sempre coincidentes — visões que as mais diversas
áreas do conhecimento produziram sobre o homem?
Durval Mazzei Nogueira Filho. O sujeito da educação. In: Educação & Psicologia, vol. 1, Editorial, p. 5 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito das ideias e da organização argumentativa do texto acima.
Nas relações de coesão do texto, "esse título" (l.4) retoma "revolução" (l.2), assim como a expressão "tais instituições" (R.18) refere-se às "formas de organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais, representadas pela moderna democracia republicana" (l.12-14).
1 ____ A evolução do conhecimento levada a cabo pelo
homem no século XX foi, sem dúvida, uma revolução de
extensão mais significativa do que qualquer movimento que,
4 deliberadamente, tenha reivindicado esse título. Do marco
inicial da psicanálise, ainda no limiar do século XIX, às
atuais experiências com células-tronco, passando por grandes
7 descobertas, como a penicilina ou a criação das redes
virtuais, a Era dos Extremos modificou categoricamente a
visão do homem sobre o próprio homem. Mas, se de um lado
10 parecem ruir os ideais iluministas que depositavam no reino
da razão as esperanças de evolução das relações da
existência individual e coletiva, de outro as formas de
13 organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais,
representadas pela moderna democracia republicana,
parecem ainda não ter perdido sua atualidade. Senão pelas
16 suas virtudes, ao menos pela ausência de outras alternativas
que se tenham mostrado melhores. Porém, de que forma
conciliar o funcionamento de tais instituições com as novas
19 — e nem sempre coincidentes — visões que as mais diversas
áreas do conhecimento produziram sobre o homem?
Durval Mazzei Nogueira Filho. O sujeito da educação. In: Educação & Psicologia, vol. 1, Editorial, p. 5 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito das ideias e da organização argumentativa do texto acima.
Depreende-se da argumentação do texto que os ideais iluministas, apoiados na primazia da razão, ainda representam a melhor forma de sustentar as organizações sociais representadas pela democracia republicana.
1 ____ A evolução do conhecimento levada a cabo pelo
homem no século XX foi, sem dúvida, uma revolução de
extensão mais significativa do que qualquer movimento que,
4 deliberadamente, tenha reivindicado esse título. Do marco
inicial da psicanálise, ainda no limiar do século XIX, às
atuais experiências com células-tronco, passando por grandes
7 descobertas, como a penicilina ou a criação das redes
virtuais, a Era dos Extremos modificou categoricamente a
visão do homem sobre o próprio homem. Mas, se de um lado
10 parecem ruir os ideais iluministas que depositavam no reino
da razão as esperanças de evolução das relações da
existência individual e coletiva, de outro as formas de
13 organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais,
representadas pela moderna democracia republicana,
parecem ainda não ter perdido sua atualidade. Senão pelas
16 suas virtudes, ao menos pela ausência de outras alternativas
que se tenham mostrado melhores. Porém, de que forma
conciliar o funcionamento de tais instituições com as novas
19 — e nem sempre coincidentes — visões que as mais diversas
áreas do conhecimento produziram sobre o homem?
Durval Mazzei Nogueira Filho. O sujeito da educação. In: Educação & Psicologia, vol. 1, Editorial, p. 5 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito das ideias e da organização argumentativa do texto acima.
Como resposta possível à pergunta final, nas linhas de 17 a 20, seria coerente e argumentativamente adequado acrescentar ao texto o seguinte trecho: A reflexão sobre essas questões sugere que, por mais que as sociedades avancem no conhecimento científico, as instituições — democráticas ou não — estarão sempre distantes das mudanças que a ciência acarreta na visão que o homem teoricamente constrói a respeito do próprio homem.
1 ____ A evolução do conhecimento levada a cabo pelo
homem no século XX foi, sem dúvida, uma revolução de
extensão mais significativa do que qualquer movimento que,
4 deliberadamente, tenha reivindicado esse título. Do marco
inicial da psicanálise, ainda no limiar do século XIX, às
atuais experiências com células-tronco, passando por grandes
7 descobertas, como a penicilina ou a criação das redes
virtuais, a Era dos Extremos modificou categoricamente a
visão do homem sobre o próprio homem. Mas, se de um lado
10 parecem ruir os ideais iluministas que depositavam no reino
da razão as esperanças de evolução das relações da
existência individual e coletiva, de outro as formas de
13 organização concebidas em consonância com esses ideais,
representadas pela moderna democracia republicana,
parecem ainda não ter perdido sua atualidade. Senão pelas
16 suas virtudes, ao menos pela ausência de outras alternativas
que se tenham mostrado melhores. Porém, de que forma
conciliar o funcionamento de tais instituições com as novas
19 — e nem sempre coincidentes — visões que as mais diversas
áreas do conhecimento produziram sobre o homem?
Durval Mazzei Nogueira Filho. O sujeito da educação. In: Educação & Psicologia, vol. 1, Editorial, p. 5 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito das ideias e da organização argumentativa do texto acima.
A argumentação do texto sugere que o homem, ao politizar o conhecimento científico, cria para a humanidade, em geral, as dificuldades que a impedem de vivenciar plenamente os ideais iluministas de democracia e felicidade.
1 ____ (...) Enquanto a linguagem científica, ao mesmo
tempo em que coibia qualquer afirmação inconsistente e
subjetiva, moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder
4 refletir o real, o mundo da physis moderna consistia em um
mundo essencialmente a-histórico, regular, ordenado e
organizado por leis fixas, onde não havia espaço para a
7 contradição ou considerações subjetivas. Assim, as formas
de conhecimento que buscassem se submeter ao estatuto
científico deveriam proceder a um exorcismo quanto a todas
10 as noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos.
A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a
química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas.
13 Outros ramos do conhecimento, como a filosofia, o direito,
as artes, a literatura, a teologia e o senso comum não
gozavam do mesmo status da confiabilidade da ciência, pois
16 a divisão do paradigma os havia situado no universo incerto
da subjetividade.
Maurício S. Neubern. In: Complexidade & Psicologia Clínica. Brasília: Plano, 2004, p. 21-3 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito da organização das ideias no texto acima.
A seguinte afirmação preenche coerentemente o lugar da indicação de supressão do trecho inicial do texto: Na evolução da mitologia para a ciência, ao sistematizar o conhecimento científico, a humanidade palmilhou caminhos de subjetividade e poesia para explicar as origens do homem e justificar a história de sua existência no mundo.
1 ____ (...) Enquanto a linguagem científica, ao mesmo
tempo em que coibia qualquer afirmação inconsistente e
subjetiva, moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder
4 refletir o real, o mundo da physis moderna consistia em um
mundo essencialmente a-histórico, regular, ordenado e
organizado por leis fixas, onde não havia espaço para a
7 contradição ou considerações subjetivas. Assim, as formas
de conhecimento que buscassem se submeter ao estatuto
científico deveriam proceder a um exorcismo quanto a todas
10 as noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos.
A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a
química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas.
13 Outros ramos do conhecimento, como a filosofia, o direito,
as artes, a literatura, a teologia e o senso comum não
gozavam do mesmo status da confiabilidade da ciência, pois
16 a divisão do paradigma os havia situado no universo incerto
da subjetividade.
Maurício S. Neubern. In: Complexidade & Psicologia Clínica. Brasília: Plano, 2004, p. 21-3 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito da organização das ideias no texto acima.
Nesse fragmento, predominantemente argumentativo, a utilização de ilustrações que comprovam a tese defendida aparece sob a forma de trechos narrativos, como os seguintes: "moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder refletir o real" (l.3-4) e "A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas" (l.11-12).
1 ____ (...) Enquanto a linguagem científica, ao mesmo
tempo em que coibia qualquer afirmação inconsistente e
subjetiva, moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder
4 refletir o real, o mundo da physis moderna consistia em um
mundo essencialmente a-histórico, regular, ordenado e
organizado por leis fixas, onde não havia espaço para a
7 contradição ou considerações subjetivas. Assim, as formas
de conhecimento que buscassem se submeter ao estatuto
científico deveriam proceder a um exorcismo quanto a todas
10 as noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos.
A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a
química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas.
13 Outros ramos do conhecimento, como a filosofia, o direito,
as artes, a literatura, a teologia e o senso comum não
gozavam do mesmo status da confiabilidade da ciência, pois
16 a divisão do paradigma os havia situado no universo incerto
da subjetividade.
Maurício S. Neubern. In: Complexidade & Psicologia Clínica. Brasília: Plano, 2004, p. 21-3 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito da organização das ideias no texto acima.
Na argumentação do texto, são construídas, por meio de estruturas linguísticas e relações lógicas, verdades que se legitimam dentro do universo textual apresentado, independentemente de essas ideias serem comprovadas no mundo empírico.
1 ____ (...) Enquanto a linguagem científica, ao mesmo
tempo em que coibia qualquer afirmação inconsistente e
subjetiva, moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder
4 refletir o real, o mundo da physis moderna consistia em um
mundo essencialmente a-histórico, regular, ordenado e
organizado por leis fixas, onde não havia espaço para a
7 contradição ou considerações subjetivas. Assim, as formas
de conhecimento que buscassem se submeter ao estatuto
científico deveriam proceder a um exorcismo quanto a todas
10 as noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos.
A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a
química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas.
13 Outros ramos do conhecimento, como a filosofia, o direito,
as artes, a literatura, a teologia e o senso comum não
gozavam do mesmo status da confiabilidade da ciência, pois
16 a divisão do paradigma os havia situado no universo incerto
da subjetividade.
Maurício S. Neubern. In: Complexidade & Psicologia Clínica. Brasília: Plano, 2004, p. 21-3 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito da organização das ideias no texto acima.
Infere-se, a partir das relações de significação do texto, que as "noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos" (l.10) são as características a-históricas, organizadas por leis fixas que exorcizam "Outros ramos do conhecimento" (l.13).
1 ____ (...) Enquanto a linguagem científica, ao mesmo
tempo em que coibia qualquer afirmação inconsistente e
subjetiva, moldava-se na forma de prosa a fim de poder
4 refletir o real, o mundo da physis moderna consistia em um
mundo essencialmente a-histórico, regular, ordenado e
organizado por leis fixas, onde não havia espaço para a
7 contradição ou considerações subjetivas. Assim, as formas
de conhecimento que buscassem se submeter ao estatuto
científico deveriam proceder a um exorcismo quanto a todas
10 as noções equivocadas presentes em seus corpos.
A astronomia deveria se divorciar da astrologia, como a
química da alquimia e a medicina das noções místicas.
13 Outros ramos do conhecimento, como a filosofia, o direito,
as artes, a literatura, a teologia e o senso comum não
gozavam do mesmo status da confiabilidade da ciência, pois
16 a divisão do paradigma os havia situado no universo incerto
da subjetividade.
Maurício S. Neubern. In: Complexidade & Psicologia Clínica. Brasília: Plano, 2004, p. 21-3 (com adaptações).
Julgue os seguintes itens, a respeito da organização das ideias no texto acima.
A organização lógica que norteia a orientação argumentativa do texto opõe formas de conhecimento consideradas de prestígio a formas de conhecimento menos prestigiadas; enquanto o prestígio das primeiras baseia-se na objetividade do estatuto científico, o desprestígio das segundas fundamenta-se na valorização do universo incerto da subjetividade.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
The U.S. has experienced an intervention in the economy.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
Excessive government spending can be a drag on the economy.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
Economists have supported the government policies.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
In the author's view, government intervention will aid in economy recovery.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
According to economists, government intervention lengthened the Great Depression.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
Judge the following items according to the text.
General Motors chief executive officer Rick Wagoner has ben dismissed.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
In the text,
"undermine" (l.2) is the same as reinforce.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
In the text,
"that" (l.6) can be correctly replaced by whose.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
In the text,
"meltdown" (l.6) means a process of irreversible decline.
This text refers to items from 9 through 20.
Government: stay out of the Economy
1 ____ The current expansion of government intervention
is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con? Over
the past nine months, government intervention in the
4 economy has spread like a wildfire. From federally mandated
executive compensation rules for companies and job roles
that had nothing to do with the financial meltdown, to the
7 ouster of General Motors (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner at the
behest of the White House, to forcing banks to take and keep
Troubled Asset Relief Program money, Washington’s
10 tentacles are reaching into the minutiae of private business
dealings like never before. Setting aside the long-term
philosophical questions this raises about the role of
13 government in society, one short-term question is whether or
not it will aid recovery. I do not believe it will.
A 1998 Congressional Joint Economic Committee
16 study concluded the optimal size of government to maximize
economic growth was about 18% of gross domestic product
(GDP). Even before today’s unprecedented debt and
19 spending, all levels of government in the U.S. controlled
37% of GDP. Recent federal spending will drive up
government’s share to more than 40%. A single federal
22 health-care plan would gobble up another 16%, putting more
than 50% of the economy in government’s hands.
Economists increasingly understand the Great
25 Depression was prolonged by government intervention in
trade, private industry, and banking. We have evidence from
other countries, too. As Ireland’s tax burden and share of
28 GDP fell, the Celtic Tiger roared. Recent National Bureau of
Economic Research findings show that Jamaica’s pursuit of
“social justice” policies has retarded its growth compared
31 with its less interventionist sister island, Barbados. From
1960 to 2002, Barbados’ per capita GDP doubled, but
Jamaica’s grew only 50%.
34 ___ Government has an important and legitimate role to
play in a growing economy. It should enforce contracts,
create a level playing field for all businesses, and steadfastly
37 promote the rule of law. U.S. entrepreneurs can take it from
there.
Internet: <www.businessweek.com> (adapted).
In the text,
"behest" (l.8) is closest in meaning to an authoritative command or request.
Conheça nossos planos