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Cultural explanations of different levels of economic development
 
  have difficulty explaining:
  a. why China has been so successful in recent times, despite low levels of generalized trust there.
  b. why countries with low levels of generalized trust can have high levels of economic development.
  c. why different levels of generalized trust might be found in nations with otherwise similar cultural backgrounds.
  d. sudden changes in a nation's economic performance.

Question 2

Political scientist Francis Fukuyama argues that ________________
 
  can significantly affect a nation's well-being, since any economic activity depends on social cooperation.
  a. a set of beliefs about the importance of hard work and thrift
  b. the level of tolerance for corruption
  c. tolerance of minorities and dissenting opinions
  d. the level of trust inherent in any society



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

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Answer: d




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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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