That some LDCs will explain away poverty and a lack of development as the result of hostile forces--not of reforms and their initiatives--is an example of the power of ______.
A. the poverty trap
B. ideology
C. inclusive institutions
D. extractive institutions
B. ideology
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A. As a sample, they are unrepresentative of the whole population. B. As a sample, they are perfectly random. C. As a sample, they lack intensity. D. As a sample, their opinions are ill formed.
Although the Articles of Confederation provided no congressional taxing powers, it did provide a simple process for adding amendments to the fundamental law of the land
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements about the boards of independent regulatory commissions is true?
A. These agencies are under the direction of bipartisan boards. B. Because of their independence, the boards do not need congressional support for survival. C. To reduce undue influence, board members are appointed to life terms. D. Board members are usually nominated from the career bureaucrats within the agency and approved by the president. E. The boards are loyal to presidential preferences.
The Food First theory most specifically counters Malthus’ arguments by ______.
A. arguing that the availability of food will increase despite family sizes also increasing B. showing that humans have been more reproductive than Malthus thought, relative to output from farms and fisheries C. pointing to demographic transitions in which birth rates decrease as populations industrialize and urbanize D. showing that population growth will not move in tandem with the availability of food