Which of the following authors argued that imperialism could be avoided with a more equal distribution of income in the capitalist system and increased domestic consumption?

Which of the following is an example of a trivial influence of world politics on someone?

a. Pierre is deployed on a military mission to stop ISIS attacks on villagers in the Middle East. b. Serena’s neighbor gets angry because she displays campaign signs for a candidate he doesn’t support. c. Selma pays ten cents more for her favorite candy bar because of a tariff on imported chocolate. d. Gene’s company files for bankruptcy due to an international ban on the products he sells.

Once seen as a dynamic economic powerhouse, Japan has been, since the 1990s, mired in a lingering economic recession. This has resulted in

a. a chronic budget deficit and growing national debt. b. the government budget growing at a rate faster than the national economy. c. government efforts to increase revenue such as raising the rate of the value added tax. d. a sharp decline in the level of official development assistance ("foreign aid") by the government. e. all of these.