Non-democracies are theoretically better at promoting economic development than democratic governments because non-democratic governments ________
A. provide the right to the public to demand resources from the state
B. are constrained by the need to maintain a favorable votebank
C. have no accountability to the general public which gives them a greater leeway to
engage in corruption
D. are more insulated from the demands of political parties, interest groups and
lobbies
E. radically change policies and alter the structure of property relations
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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