Faced with Problems Associated with Law of Diminishing Returns,world Empires

question 198

Multiple Choice

Faced with problems associated with law of diminishing returns,world empires characteristically ________ in order to feed and provide for their populations.

• A) colonized nearby lands
• B) imported slave labour
• C) regularly invented new technologies
• D) promoted import substitution
• E) established trade relations with countries having comparative advantages

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Definitions:

Ethical Relativism

The belief that moral principles are not absolute but vary with cultural, societal, or personal circumstances.

Deontology

An ethical theory that suggests actions are morally right because of their intrinsic properties rather than their outcomes.

Ethical Theory

The systematic examination of morals, involving the analysis of concepts like right and wrong, justice, and virtue.

Situational Ethics

The ethical theory that morality is determined by the specific context of an act rather than by general or absolute rules.