Which of the following represents a weakness of dependency theory?
a. Fernando Cardoso's failure to turn around Brazil's economy after being elected president and relying heavily on dependency theory to guide his policies
b. The phenomenon of "dual economies" in the Third World
c. Failure to explain why some "peripheral" countries in East Asia grew faster than the United States and Europe in the 1980s and 1990s
d. Attribution of the North-South divide to historical imperialism and the nature of capitalist globalization
e. The inability to account for the failure of many poor countries to benefit from global economic liberalization to the extent that orthodox liberal economic theory predicted
Answer: c
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A) Voters select the candidates of their party, who will then run in the general election. B) Candidates who win general elections contest in primary elections. C) Candidates who contest in primary elections are appointed by local party officials, who are usually called bosses. D) Voter turnout is generally higher in primary elections than in general elections. E) Voters are allowed to choose the candidates of more than one party.
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A. single-member district plurality B. two-round system C. list proportional representation D. single nontransferable vote