23 Some would have you believe that the economic problems of Western Europe
) Y: J& z. p5 y: K+ V8 {! a! u in the 1980s were caused by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries$ P& C* ]0 x5 W" g4 K& G
(OPEC) oil cartel. This is nonsense. After all, Great Britain was not dependent
4 Z5 D, ~- x) F# `9 U* B/ f on OPEC oil and yet Great Britain suffered from the same economic problems
/ |1 k! @2 r. V3 l+ x. {, K4 a) F" k that afflicted France and West Germany.
! \7 z [" p7 C! ^/ Q2 r% z The author's point is made primarily by ) J/ m% O# G+ M
A offering Great Britain as a counterexample
9 h3 E( g( J% N: c- B; E8 O5 ~ B analyzing the economic difficulties of France and West Germany ! a: _, a3 M( O5 {" i" b9 U
C pointing out a misconception in reasoning
3 ]+ J% k% d% E) E D proposing an alternative explanation
4 ?3 J' P+ T$ u7 v {. y: K2 D E drawing an analogy between France and West Germany |
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