The  Dictator  of  a  Small  Country  Has  Been  Removed  and  a

question 42

Multiple Choice

The  dictator  of  a  small  country  has  been  removed  and  a  new  government  is  forming.  Among  the  first  task  for  the  new  government  is  to  review  and  revise  the c ountry's  laws.
The country's main industries are tourism and petroleum. A group representing the hospitality industry is participating in the law review process, as are groups representing the oil companies and military. The result of the process is that new laws allow the country's hotels to add casinos (but only to be patronized by foreign visitors) . Other new laws remove workplace restrictions for the oil companies and impose a requirement for all able-bodies males to serve in the military for two years. This scenario describes:

• A)the conflict paradigm.
• B)the consensus paradigm.
• C)the pluralist paradigm.
• D)the Marxist paradigm.

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