While Deciding Whether or Not to Begin a Construction Project

question 118

Multiple Choice

While deciding whether or not to begin a construction project overseas, BuildBest learned that they would not be able to get permits for demolition until they paid a local city official a sizable fee in addition to the fees the city charges for the permit. This is an example of ________.

• A) bribery
• B) nationalization
• C) extortion
• D) fair trade
• E) locavorism

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Definitions:

Prereproductive

Describes individuals, especially in demographic studies, who are at an age before they are biologically capable of reproducing.

Reproductive

Relating to the process of producing offspring through sexual or asexual means.

Demographic Transition

A model that describes the transformation of a country's population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.

Industrialization

Industrialization refers to the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods, leading to technological innovation and changes in society.