Which of the following political philosophers wrote that the ends justify the means so it was often necessary for rulers to use any means available to maintain power?

Niccolo Machiavelli

Explanation:

That was one of his main principals, and what he was most famous for saying/writing.

answer: economic globalization is the increasing economic integration and interdependence of national, regional and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital

the answer is a. since they were a huge producer of cotton and wanted the most money for it.