Totalitarianism and Economic Freedom Ranking
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What does the finding regarding the impact of weighing technique on the rank of economic freedom suggest?

  • The objective attributes may be insufficiently fine to reveal much difference within the set of generally free or generally not free nations. (correct)
  • Weights are irrelevant due to the inter-correlation of the objective attributes.
  • Totalitarian regimes are the only ones with significant government regulation.
  • Countries that get institutions and policies right get them all right, and countries that get institutions and policies wrong get them all wrong.

    • Why may the choice of weighing technique have little impact on the rank of economic freedom according to the text?

  • The objective attributes may be insufficiently fine to reveal much difference within the set of generally free or generally not free nations.
  • All countries with good institutions and policies get them all right, while those with bad institutions and policies get them all wrong.
  • Weights are irrelevant due to the inter-correlation of the objective attributes. (correct)
  • Only totalitarian regimes have significant government regulation.

    • What does the text imply about a Total Democracy in terms of government regulation?

  • It leads to generally not free nations.
  • It involves significant government regulation determined by majority voting. (correct)
  • It has no government regulation.
  • It leads to generally free nations.

    • What would a Theocracy with regulations based on religious prescriptions be considered?

    <p>A totalitarian regime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested about countries with good institutions and policies according to the text?

    <p>They get them all right, while those with bad institutions and policies get them all wrong.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristics define totalitarianism according to Friedrich and Brzezinski?

    <p>A dominant totalitarian ideology, a monopoly party, a secret police applying terror, a monopoly of information, and a planned economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic mentioned by the text that defines totalitarianism according to Friedrich and Brzezinski?

    <p>Unrestricted access to information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mussolini's definition in the Enciclopedia Italiana imply about totalitarianism?

    <p>Totalitarianism involves subordination of life to the state with no existence outside the state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the first definition of totalitarianism mentioned have several weaknesses?

    <p>It does not account for the rise, development, and breakdown of totalitarian regimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach has scarcely been influenced by the definitions mentioned in the text, but has relationships to the old theory of autocracy?

    <p>The theory of Public Choice</p> Signup and view all the answers

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