Which of the following BEST describes a social contract as defined by Western philosophers in the 18th century? A. a contract that forces people to release all of their liberty in exchange for basic services B. By rejecting any form of government, people should have a contract amongst themselves to maintain peace and order. C. A social contract ensures that a monarch will provide its people basic services like education and protection from enemies. D. people consenting to a form of government, which implies that an individual releases some liberty for the common good

D. People consenting to a form of government, which implies that an individual releases some liberty for the common good

It would be D I did it on edge and got it correct and please do as brainlest answer.

the social contract theory

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.