What Most Accounts for the Wide Disparity Between Rich and Poor

question 14

Multiple Choice

What most accounts for the wide disparity between rich and poor in the Middle East?

• A) Oil
• B) Heredity
• C) Lack of water resources
• D) Varying interpretations of the Qur'an about the accumulation of wealth
• E) Corruption

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