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Why is urban giantism less prevalent in mature democracies?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

An efficient tax system should have
 
  a. horizontal equity
  b. a broad base
  c. a small number of rates, or brackets
  d. few exemptions
  e. all of the above



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Answer to Question 1

The student is asked to draw on the political economy explanation whereby autocratic regimes must satisfy the demands of the urban masses to avoid political unrest (the Ades and Glaeser argument).

Answer to Question 2

E



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