We looked at the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China.

POLI A123 Non -Western Politics Third -Quarter of Semester Test Fri day , March 31 2017 Instructions This is a take- home exam. You may consult the textbook, class notes and PowerPoint. You may consult other sources such as academic journals and the media listed in the POLI A123 001 Course Syllabus in Section C) ii. However, note that ‘Wikipedia’ style online sources are discouraged and answers that regurgitate googled ‘ask.com’ style web sites will be heavily penalized. Be sure to use correct citation and attribution in your answer (although you are free to use any preferred citation style). As discussed in section B iii) of the course syllabus, all work must conform to USCA policies on av oidance of plagiarism and academic honesty .

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Question (Points available: 10 points) We looked at the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China. B oth experienced broadly similar systems involving Communist political and economic rule during the twentieth century. Now in the second decade of the twenty -first century, what are the major political and economic differences b etween the two countries and what explains them? Do they still share any similarities ? Which country is more likely to become a democracy and why ? Which country do you think wil l be more prosperous in the long -term and why ?