Which statement explains why democracies tend to fail in poor countries?
a. Majorities in poor countries are fundamentally intolerant of other ethnic groups, and this is reinforced by poor educational standards.
b. The income of politicians is too low for them to produce positive social change and governments themselves are poorly structured.
c. Totalitarian government places a much lower cost burden on society, and poorer citizens tend to favor dictators for the order they can impose.
d. Poor countries tend to lack a vibrant middle class, education levels are low, pluralism functions poorly, and people have yet to be shaped by markets that normalize behavior.
d
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The means by which citizens and social groups express their needs and demands to government is known as the process of
A. interest aggregation. B. interest articulation. C. communication. D. interest association.
Arguments in comparative politics are based on ________
A. generalizations drawn from specific facts B. beliefs that the past always predicts the future C. opinions that are stereotypical of people, places, and events D. hypothetical states and events E. patterns of similarities and differences across the world