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Give arguments to support or oppose the following assertions: a) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich. b) Democracy can’t reduce inequality of incomes between different citizens. c) The government in poor countries should spend less on poverty reduction, health, education and spend more on industries and infrastructure. d) In a democracy, all citizens have one vote, which means that there is an absence of any domination and conflict.

a) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich.  This is not true, dictatorship will... View Article

Give reason for the following: a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295. b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it. c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of prohibited books from the mid-sixteenth century d) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for the liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association.

a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.  Carefully written by scribes, the production of manuscripts was made possible... View Article