Which of the following variants on the theme of regulatory gaps can be found in several African states, as described by Williams?
a. a lack of control of borders because of the profitable transshipment of illegal goods
b. criminal organizations engaging in paternalism, providing material resources to the population that the state cannot
c. the lack of an appropriate regulatory framework for business, which results in businesses using unorthodox and illegal practices with the help of criminal organizations
d. the decline of the importance and resources of central state departments such as the military, which turn to their own entrepreneurial activities, such as selling off weaponry
e. the lack of regulations, particularly in the extraction of minerals and other natural resources, which fuels criminal activity by leaders, transnational criminal organizations, and rebel armies
Answer: e
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a) Texas Trial Lawyers Association b) American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) c) League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) d) Texas Association of Business (TAB) e) Texas Farm Bureau
According to the authors, probably the chief reason the governor's office has become the most important overall planning office in Texas is
a. federal government requirement of coordinated planning. b. the Supreme Court has required better state-wide planning. c. the legislature delegated this authority to the governor. d. the Texas constitution designates the governor's office at the primary state planner. e. public pressure to improve planning for government activities in Texas.