In paragraphs 9–12 of "puerto rico," what evidence does the author provide for why economic development has been so slow? a. "to date, few companies based in the united states have been willing to explore their options in puerto rico because of the high level of uncertainty about our political status, labor policy, and tax code compliance." b. "it remains a territory with ambiguous commonwealth status, affording its citizens few of the privileges they deserve." c. "large and small corporations and privately held businesses crave certainty and stability when looking for sites for their major service and manufacturing facilities." d. "for more than a century since its acquisition by the united states from spain in 1898 at the conclusion of the spanish-american war, puerto rico has become more and more entwined with the united states of america in all aspects."

historically speaking, military dictators usually come into power

as the result of a military coup d'etat that was successful against  

whatever form of government existed before.  

sometimes the military dictator was put in place by winning a civil war.  

    occasionally military dictators conduct phony 'elections'  

in order to claim that they were elected by the people.

but there are never any serious candidates running against the dictator.

when a dictator becomes too old for governing his country,

he usually tries to arrange for one of his sons to take over power  

after he is dead and gone.  

when that is not possible, some secret decisions within the military

results in the next dictator taking power

—whether by means of an 'election' or another coup d'etat.  

    countries with little experience of other forms of government

often assume that a military strongman is their natural leader.  

military dictators want to stay in power for as long as possible.  

often the only way they leave office is feet first,

that is, they must die or be killed while still in power  

before the next form of government will take over.

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