According to J. A. Hobson, capitalism leads to imperialism because
a. the capitalist system as a whole is dependent on military spending as well as the power of the military-industrial complex.
b. the unequal distribution of wealth does not provide an adequate domestic market, thus forcing capitalists to invest their capital abroad and to compete with others to control foreign markets.
c. of the drive to export surplus capital generated by the capitalist system which then becomes a competition among capitalist countries for guaranteed markets.
d. private investors have received strong governmental backing since they are agents of power and prestige politics.
B
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