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sarasara

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According to Gilpin, can we ultimately determine the distribution of power in the international system?
 
  a. yes, but only retroactively after a war
  b. yes, but only if we have access to reliable data
  c. no, because states have powerful incentives to misrepresent how powerful they are
  d. no, because we lack an adequate concept of state power

Question 2

What does Gilpin conclude about power?
 
  a. It could be defined as the means by which states achieve their goals.
  b. It is the primary, very often the only, goal pursued by modern nation-states.
  c. A clear hierarchy of power determines states' ranks in the international system.
  d. Because it produces material results, it can be quantified more easily than the more slippery concept of wealth.


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kjohnson

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Reply #1 on: Sep 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Sep 4, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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