As an Example of How Virtually No One Is Immune

question 38

Multiple Choice

As an example of how virtually no one is immune from larger political and economic forces, the Yanomami tribal society of Brazil has suffered recent changes as a result of

• A) encroachment by gold miners and ranchers.
• B) village raiding among tribal groups.
• C) the involvement of NGOs in their internal political affairs.
• D) being overrun by the more expansion-minded Nilotic peoples.
• E) modern-minded big men amassing so much wealth that people have begun to regard them as chiefs.

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Definitions:

Public Choice Theory

An economic theory that applies principles of economics to political science, analyzing how public decisions are made and how public officials behave.

Government Expenditures

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The complete value, in terms of money or market, of all final products and services made inside a nation's boundaries over a certain time frame.

Collective Action

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