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eruditmonkey@yahoo.com · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Prescribing a minor penalty for involvement in illegal activities as an alternative to prison sentences or major penalties, is called

a. recriminalization.
b. decriminalization.
c. legalizataion.
d. broken windows policing.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an illustration of the regional, religious, and ethnic dimensions of the Nigerian economy?

a. Christians argue that past governments have been tilted towards Muslims located in the north in terms of the distribution of economic resources, while Muslims fear that more current governments have tilted the balance towards the more Christian south.
b. Because the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba dominate Nigerian politics, these groups generally receive greater benefits from government economic activity than to minority ethnic groups.
c. Under British colonialism, investments were made in the infrastructure in the south thus resulting in a situation that resulted in better economic advancement in that area after independence.
d. Economic decline has contributed to the rise of Muslim, but not Christian fundamentalism.
e. Minority groups living in the oil-producing regions have undertaken actions, both peaceful and violent, in an effort to gain a greater share of oil revenues.