One institutional explanation for the origins of sustained
economic development in Europe is that:
a. these countries earned enough from their colonies to jump-start sustained economic growth.
b. European religious institutions provided models for how to manage large companies.
c. profits from trade gave European merchants the economic and political power to demand institutional changes necessary for economic growth.
d. the capitalist class used state institutions to exploit labor and make high profits necessary for sustained growth.
Answer: c
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