I believe it is A) Input because input costs means the cost of direct material, direct labor, and other overhead items devoted to the production of a good or service.
b.placed heavy restriction on the local population; direct control such as in southern Rhodesia
c. allowed the local population to participate in government; indirect control such as Kenya and Uganda,
d.gave the local population no rights; direct control ; such as in South Africa
e.did not give the local population any position in government; direct control
f.forced th elocal population to adopt new european cultures; direct control
a.offered some rights to the local population;indirect rule
Patronage ( which held a very similar meaning to favouritism) ,
will make our society controlled by those who are not genuinely care for others and very unsuitable to be in charge. Because of this, the government policies that made usually tend to benefit only small number of upperclass people
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