In a bid to reform the economy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, ________ introduced shock therapy
A. Mikhail Gorbachev
B. Yegor Gaidar
C. Vladimir Putin
D. Dimitri Medvedev
E. Boris Nemtsov
B
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The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The United States currently pursues a strategy of
a. minimum deterrence. c. second strike capability. b. mutual assured destruction. d. national missile defense.
By the year 2006, the percentage of those who had confidence in Congress was high
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Given the preference orderings listed below, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices medical and tax cut?
Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus.The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs.The council employs majority rule to make its decisions.The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices:
Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes.The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests.
A. education
B. medical
C. tax cut
D. it would be a tie