Critics of globalization argued that it caused a "race to the
bottom." By this they meant that multinational corporations forced countries to compete for their investments by:
a. raising the minimum wage.
b. strengthening environmental and workplace regulations.
c. lowering corporate and individual taxes.
d. imposing authoritarian measures on the public.
Answer: c
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a. assessor b. police c. zoning enforcement official d. solicitor general
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