Why were poor nations forced to accept structural adjustment?

What will be an ideal response?


They were unable to pay their debts.

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Which of the following contributes most to skin color?

a. Carotene b. ?Melanin c. ?Short-term acclimatization d. Hemoglobin e. ?Vitamin D

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Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within anthropology?

A. the biological perspective B. the evolutionary perspective C. its practice of cross-cultural comparison D. ethnography E. working with skilled respondents

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The European colonial powers _____

a. only founded colonies in societies with long histories as chiefdoms b. never found chiefs to be associated with supernatural powers c. eliminated traditional chiefs because they interfered with colonial administration d. created chiefs where none had previously existed in order to facilitate administration of local populations e. recognized local chiefs and used them in order to create orderly societies that were subordinated to European administrations

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Why did the Canadian government outlaw potlatch feasts from 1884 to 1951?

A) They wanted to compete with the native peoples and were not included in the prestigious feast. B) They wanted the native peoples to sell the goods to the Canadian government. C) They considered it to be an irrational waste of goods. D) They considered the potlatch to be a threat to the authority of the Canadian government, which controlled the production of all native goods. E) They wanted to exterminate all of the native peoples.

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