In "the world system and colonialism," kottak argues that in the world system, the complexity of economic activities and the level of capital accumulation is the greatest in: a. core nations. b. periphery nations. c. semiperiphery nations. d. the capitalist world economy.

A. core nations.

Explanation:

Core nations are the nations that control the global market system. As the name suggests the core countries have strong economies and political structures on which the peripheral or semi-peripheral nations were dependent. They are the wealthiest countries with better institutions. But with changing time the designation of core countries also change as the European countries were core countries till the twentieth century when the designation was shifted to the Soviet Union and the United States.

Option A

Explanation:

Core Nations:

Semi-periphery Nations:

Periphery Nation:

The Capitalist World Economy:

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants