What Is a Key Reason Why Costa Rica Has Been

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is a key reason why Costa Rica has been able to maintain democracy, except for two brief periods, through its unicameral legislature?

• A)Military protection of the electoral process
• B)Lack of fear-inducing aggressive neighbors
• C)Strong commitment to free and honest elections
• D)A history of dictators who would rather have no elections than dishonest ones
• E)A heritage of effective federalism

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Definitions:

Pure Monopoly

A market structure where a single seller exclusively provides a product or service with no close substitutes, controlling the entire market supply.

Approximates

Nearly close or similar to something, indicating an estimation or a closely similar value to the actual.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many sellers offering products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power.

Four-Firm Concentration

is a metric that measures the total market share held by the four largest firms within an industry, indicating the level of market concentration and competition.