A direct result of the resource curse is that it ________
A. proves that there is a substantial decline of the societal importance of religion in all
Islamic countries today
B. reflects the stipulation for separating religion and politics in the Koran
C. gives some Arab rulers powerful incentives to crack down on dissent in order to
remain in power
D. shows that secularization and modernization have paradoxically hampered the
spread of democracy in the Arab world
E. implies that the lack of democracy in the Arab world is a function of multiple prized
natural resources, rather than a single resource
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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a. Great Britain b. France c. Italy d. The United States
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