In response to economic globalization, small European countries of the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, all with large public sectors and welfare states did which of the following?
a. They kept the large public sectors in place while carefully planning and slowly undertaking policies of deregulation and privatization.
b. They kept their large public sectors in place, which led to mass unemployment and political turmoil.
c. They kept their large public sectors, while assisting disadvantaged sectors of their economies.
d. They kept their large public sectors, while introducing policies to allow for more private sector competition.
Answer: C
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