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Correct Answer: Option (B) — China
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Standard Reference VerifiedIn 1996, China had one of the highest female labor force participation rates in the world (exceeding 70%), driven by socialist state mobilization of labor and high female employment in agriculture and state enterprises.
Communist/socialist economies historically fostered near-universal female workforce participation rates higher than Western market economies.
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