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How successful were worker managed firms in Socialist Yugoslavia?What role did managers play in it and how did it differ from traditional Capitalist Enterprise?	143
In Article 2 Section 4 of the Constitution of Cherokee Nation in 1827, it is stated that "No person who is of negro or mulatto parentage, either by the father or mother side, shall be eligible to hold any office of profit, honor or trust, under this Government." What was the reason for this?	136
Why did Saddam Hussein support India on the issue of Kashmir?	135
How did Western and Northern Europe become so secular relative to rest of the world? Why was there no counter-reaction in order to restore older order like with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt or Islamic revolutuon in Iran?	134
Was there any special efforts made to automate dangerous jobs to reduce injuries/deaths among the working class in the countries of socialist bloc? Was there any attempt to use technology differently as compared to under capitalism and make factory system and labor process more humane?	130
Can ancient economic systems such as that of the Roman Empire be considered as capitalist?	128
Historically, it has been observed that businesses in the US tend to rely more on Bond market/Stock market for funding as compared to bank lending while the latter is more dominant in European countries like Germany and France. Is there any specific reason for this?	125
The Shah's policy of modernization and Westernization of Iran led to the Islamic Revolution. Why didn't the same occur in Turkey under Ataturk since he was pursuing a similar policy? Was the Shah really just more incompetent?	124
Why do College sports seem to have such an outsized role and importance in the United States as opposed to European countries. What is the history behind this?	122
How was Genghis Khan viewed in Socialist Mongolia/Mongolian People's Republic?	122

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