Identify and describe the various means by which governments exercise control over their people.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Varies depending on the student’s analysis of government control. However, a strong answer can incorporate the use of force and pursuing legitimacy (popular elections, public goods, etc.) as a means of controlling a government’s people.
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a. at least partially blaming the policies of the former colonial ruler. b. pointing out that international trade and finance flows do not favor them. c. highlighting the subsidies paid by the developed-world governments to their own people. d. noting the World Bank policy of conditionality. e. All of the above are correct.