The fundamental tenet of World System Theory is that:

a. the world trade system is a natural phenomenon as people have always exchanged goods and services
b. the global system of exchange is the product of centuries of political cooperation and mutually beneficial exchange
c. the world is one large capitalist system with a core group of wealthy countries and a periphery of low capital poorly governed countries.
d. the world financial system is at the center of all global trade policy


c. the world is one large capitalist system with a core group of wealthy countries and a periphery of low capital poorly governed countries.

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a. Free trade among Western democracies  b. protecting the interests of Europe and the West  c. adjudicating disputes among the Western democracies  d. The nonproliferation of nuclear arms   

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The table below illustrates the income-consumption behavior of the citizens of Real World.



If the aim is to increase real income, some economists prefer option c to option d. What are their reasons?

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