Author Question: What are the two ways through which economic change leads to political change? Discuss. What will ... (Read 106 times)

biggirl4568 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What are the two ways through which economic change leads to political change? Discuss.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason why the international climate today provides weak support to democracy?

A. The U.S. is the only country that supports democracy consistently.
B. The EU invariably encourages countries with nondemocratic regimes.
C. Christianity, which is the world's largest religion, fails to support democracy.
D. Global powers state that promoting democracy has an adverse impact on economic development.
E. The foreign policies of China and Russia do not clearly support the spread of democracy.

matt95 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

There are two ways economic change leads to political change. The first
approach focuses on interestsspecifical ly, the way economic development can
bring about the rise of new social classes, who then have strong desire to fight for
access to political power. The second approach emphasizes identitiesspecifica lly,
the way economic modernization changes people's values so that they grow more
supportive of democracy.

Answer to Question 2

E