What characteristic of Costa Rica has contributed to its having the most stable government in Central America? A. limits on foreign investment B. lack of a standing army C. strong communist rule D. low gross domestic product (GDP)

Early 18th century british industries were generally small scale and relatively unsophisticated. most textile production, for example, was centred on small workshops or in the homes of spinners, weavers and dyers: a literal ‘cottage industry’ that involved thousands of individual manufacturers. such small-scale production was also a feature of most other industries, with different regions specialising in different products: metal production in the midlands, for example, and coal mining in the north-east.two illustrations of 18t