What Feature of the Political Structure Shared by Europe and Japan

question 35

Multiple Choice

What feature of the political structure shared by Europe and Japan is argued by Sanderson and Alderson to be most important for the emergence of capitalism?

• A) its democratic nature
• B) its imperial nature
• C) its political decentralization
• D) its authoritarian nature

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