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AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 5

Unit 5 · 16–24%

Political and Economic Changes and Development

Reform, rupture, and development policies change both markets and political authority.

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Topics

  • Reform versus revolution
  • Globalization and sovereignty
  • Economic liberalization
  • Development and inequality

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Original practice

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1 of 1Political and Economic Changes and Development · hard · free response

Compare economic liberalization in two AP Comparative countries (choose from China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, or the United Kingdom). In a short essay, identify one similarity, one difference, and one political effect of liberalization in at least one of the countries.

Original Marlow Works item — not a College Board question.

Take your time—this is practice, not a test.

Review checklist

  1. 01Separate political reform from economic reform in a case.
  2. 02Give one example of globalization’s pressure on a course country.
  3. 03Describe development with more than GDP per person.

Related resources

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    AP Comparative Government and Politics course page

    Official five-unit framework and country comparison scope.

    College Board · All rights reserved · accessed 2026-10-01

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    Introduction to Political Science

    Open political science background for institutions and behavior.

    Open Textbook Library listing · CC BY · accessed 2026-10-01

    Open source