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Which industry has suffered from drought in recent years in Kenya?
Which industry has suffered from drought in recent years in Kenya?
What has caused the decline of the tourism industry in Kenya?
What has caused the decline of the tourism industry in Kenya?
What is predicted to happen to Kenya's economy as the quality of life for Kenyans improves?
What is predicted to happen to Kenya's economy as the quality of life for Kenyans improves?
What economic struggle is mentioned for Kenya in the text?
What economic struggle is mentioned for Kenya in the text?
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Which of the following determines what kind of economic system a country will have?
Which of the following determines what kind of economic system a country will have?
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What characterizes the economic system in rural African Villages?
What characterizes the economic system in rural African Villages?
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Why have more and more countries abandoned the system where all economic decisions are made by the government?
Why have more and more countries abandoned the system where all economic decisions are made by the government?
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Which type of government is in control of everything in countries like Cuba, former Soviet Union, and North Korea?
Which type of government is in control of everything in countries like Cuba, former Soviet Union, and North Korea?
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What type of economic system involves people making what they always made and doing the same things their parents did?
What type of economic system involves people making what they always made and doing the same things their parents did?
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Which factor determines what goods/services will be produced in a country?
Which factor determines what goods/services will be produced in a country?
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In a purely free market economy, what would be the government's involvement?
In a purely free market economy, what would be the government's involvement?
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Which country has a mixed economic system that is about 65% free and 35% command?
Which country has a mixed economic system that is about 65% free and 35% command?
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What characteristic defines South Africa's transition away from a command economy?
What characteristic defines South Africa's transition away from a command economy?
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Which industry is the Nigerian government giving more control to private businesses in hopes of improving the economy?
Which industry is the Nigerian government giving more control to private businesses in hopes of improving the economy?
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What is one of the problems that South Africa still faces despite transitioning away from a command economy?
What is one of the problems that South Africa still faces despite transitioning away from a command economy?
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Which country has a mixed economic system that is about 60% free and 40% command?
Which country has a mixed economic system that is about 60% free and 40% command?
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What characteristic defines Nigeria's transition towards a market economy?
What characteristic defines Nigeria's transition towards a market economy?
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What characteristic defines Kenya's economic system?
What characteristic defines Kenya's economic system?
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In which country did apartheid end in 1990, granting black South Africans many rights including the right to own their own businesses?
In which country did apartheid end in 1990, granting black South Africans many rights including the right to own their own businesses?
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Which country is the largest producer of oil in Africa?
Which country is the largest producer of oil in Africa?
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Which country is the banking, transportation, and communication hub of East Africa?
Which country is the banking, transportation, and communication hub of East Africa?
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