Which historical event explains the large number of refugees to the united states arriving from bosnia-herzegovina, serbia, and montenegro from 1999 to 2001? a. unstable governments struggling with coastal piracy, militia groups, feuding warlords, and crumbling economies b. widespread famine caused by drought c. the break-up of yugoslavia into smaller independent nations d. the break-up of the soviet union into smaller independent nations

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.