Explain the critiques of the idea of the resource curse.
What will be an ideal response?
Some very poor countries have no resources at all. Some resource rich countries are middle to high income countries. The cause and effect relationship between resources and GDP is not entirely clear. Many o the world’s richest countries are resource rich and have used their resources as an aid to development. Dutch disease is not inevitable. Declining terms of trade is also not a consistent trend.
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Americans seem to support a wide range of economic and social policies that commonly are classified as ______.
A. liberal B. conservative C. socialist D. fascist
What is the largest public interest group in the United States in terms of membership?
a. the Brookings Institute b. National Rifle Association c. AARP d. American Medical Association
Which is a primary factor that currently contributes to the lower turnout of younger voters in the United States?
a. Partisanship b. Motor-voter laws c. Tangibility of issues d. Intense preferences
Explain the differences between the assimilationist and the liberationist approach to sexual orientation.
What will be an ideal response?