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luminitza

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Gilpin argues that unlike wealth, power cannot be quantified because _________.
 
  a. we do not have a theoretical unit to measure the amount of force applied by one state to another
  b. it has a significant psychological component
  c. a state's power is, in practice, impossible to determine
  d. a state's power is measured relative to other states, not in absolute terms

Question 2

What, according to Gilpin, is the central contradiction or puzzle for international political economy?
 
  a. Economic interdependence is supposed to reduce the chances of war, but wars still occur.
  b. Economic interdependence is supposed to increase the number of democracies in the world, but many states remain undemocratic.
  c. Economic interdependence is increasing the rate of technological development in some states but not others.
  d. Economic interdependence is reducing the role of states, but states remain the most significant actors in international politics.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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