The hypothesis that the Protestant ethic helped explain
why Europe developed economically is incompatible with the notion that capitalist development is:
a. driven by greed or a desire for comfort and pleasure
b. driven by corruption of government by business
c. driven by accident of geography
d. not possible in countries outside Europe
Question 2
German scholar Max Weber argued that _________
________________ helped explain why European countries were the first to develop economically.
a. geographic advantages, such as access to the sea and the development of agriculture
b. strong democratic institutions
c. inclusive economic institutions
d. the Protestant ethic's emphasis on steady, disciplined hard work, thrift, honesty, and effective use of time
Generally, the total tax burden in the United States is much lower than that of other industrialize
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