In a 2007 speech at Columbia University, the president of Iran claimed there were no gay people in Iran. This is indicative of __________
A) a view commonly shared between those in the secular West and those connected to Islamic states in regards to issues concerning AIDS
B) the idiosyncratic vision of a particular world leader as concerns issues related to AIDS
C) the explicit differences between the secular West and Islamic states around issues concerning AIDS
D) the way in which culture has little influence on the handling of issues of health and disease
Answer: C
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A. considers capitalism part of the problem of underdevelopment. B. seeks to explain the lack of economic development in some countries. C. is not based on a Marxist understanding of the world. D. considers a country's historical experience crucial in understanding its development. E. focuses on class relations as one factor of development.
The tragedy of the commons can be solved through
a. transaction costs and privatization. b. regulation and public goods. c. conformity costs and free riding. d. regulation and privatization.