Answer:
Reasons for irrational behaviour : Political brand name establishment in favour of candidate, enhancing brand loyalty towards.
More knowledgable public : Would value candidate working on real development, rather than mere brand name.
Explanation:
Political elections are determined by the public's impressions of the candidates rather than the candidates' views on the issues.
Reason(s) of such irrational voting behaviour could be : The candidate having established a personal brand image of himself/ herself, specially in a particular community group. This makes the people of the community being 'brand loyal' towards their candidate, irrespective of his or her ideologies. It is also possible to make that political personality (candidate) an important part of 'national image' or 'community leader image', which reinforce support for the candidate, irrespective of person perception and attitudes.
If public were more knowledgeable about factors that affect person perception and attitudes : The political support would not be based on lineaged political brand names. It would rather be earned on the basis of candidate's performance for socio - economic, political upliftment. This would give power in the hands of deserving politicians & create a message that 'real work' & not just 'name' is needed to gain political success
The fourth question is correct (D).
To understand this answer, one must understand the mechanism of correction of inflationary processes.
Inflation erodes the purchasing power, thus, the elderly with fixed income will be harmed and not beneficiaries in an inflationary process.
<u>The main mechanism to reduce inflation is the interest rate.</u> In this way, when inflation happens, the Federal Reserve raises the interest rate. This makes public bonds profitable and economic agents begin to use money by buying bonds, reducing the circulation of money and consequently lowering inflation.
For banks that have made adjustable rate loans, this will be a good thing, as interest on the contracts will increase along with the increase in the interest rate, which will make the contracts yield more. Therefore, banks will be the biggest beneficiaries. However, this will happen only when the rate is adjustable.
Answer:
Avant-garde
Explanation:
Avant-garde is a French term. Originally, it meant the part of the army that goes forward ahead of the rest.
The term first appeared in reference to arts in France. The avant-guard started in 1850s, with the realism works of Gustave Courbet.
Avant-garde artists are considered to be ahead of their time, they crate radical or experiential works of art and are non-traditional.
Some avant-garde movements are cubism, futurism or surrealism.