The Concept of Entitlement Failure Has Been Used to Explain

question 23

Multiple Choice

The concept of entitlement failure has been used to explain

• A)the unequal distribution of deaths during famine.
• B)minimalist consumption among foragers.
• C)the high rate of income tax in industrial countries.
• D)the collapse of socialism in the former Soviet Union.
• E)the continued importance of guanxixue (favors and gift-giving)in China.

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