A modern example of the Aristotelian ideal of the rule of the many is a New England town meeting

Cultural explanations of different levels of economic development have difficulty explaining:

a. why China has been so successful in recent times, despite low levels of generalized trust there. b. why countries with low levels of generalized trust can have high levels of economic development. c. why different levels of generalized trust might be found in nations with otherwise similar cultural backgrounds. d. sudden changes in a nation's economic performance.

The Politburo is the Chinese Communist Party's equivalent of a government ____________

A. legal office B. political party liaison C. lobby D. cabinet