Israel has few mineral resources and agriculture is difficult in the region due to water scarcity. How does Israel maintain a high standard of living? A
by specializing in low-skilled industries

B
by specializing in high technology and service industries

C
by creating barriers to trade to lessen the impact of foreign competition

D
by creating alliances with neighboring countries to ensure access to resources

Suppose that a flower nursery benefits from having a butterfly farm located only a few miles away, because the presence of the insects greatly improves flower pollination. lawyers for the two companies meet to draft a legal document specifying the number of butterflies the farm promises to maintain in exchange for payments to be made by the nursery. which of the following types of private solutions to the externality of pollination has occurred in this case? charities moral codes and social sanctions integration of different types of businesses contracts it’s important to note that sometimes private solutions to externalities do not work. for example, this occurs when communications barriers or social customs are important enough relative to the potential gains involved that (a) the government must step in (b) the private solution is not feasible (c) the market system has a crisis

How did republicans gain control of southern state governments during reconstruction

The term "jim crow" is used to describe which of these? a) bans on hunting b) segregation of the races c) preventing women from voting d) creating more public schools