Compared to Other Industrialized Western Countries,the United States

question 23

Multiple Choice

Compared to other industrialized Western countries,the United States

• A)spends a larger proportion of the Gross National Product on welfare than most others.
• B)spends a smaller proportion of the Gross National Product on welfare than most others.
• C)is about average in the proportion of the Gross National Product spends on welfare
• D)is a non-programmatic welfare state while most other states are redistributive welfare states.

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