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  Which of the following is not a barrier to economic development ic5o a f6mkd,og3tw a3s5 c;8ydpog; b1n economically least developed8ma o5t6 c5 kg; o1wacdpsf33g;ybo ,d countries?

  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct invj8rugsu v1x* s,d +ed+estment (FDI) as a growth and development strategy, which of the following is a disadvantage of rd 1+ s ,vd*j8gxusue+FDI for the host country?

I. Increased employment opportunities
II. Higher tax revenues to fund spending in other areas
III. Employment of local workforce in low-skill positions
IV. Transfer of organizational and managerial know-how

  Select from the choices below the reason(s) why pr( i,t2lyoka5.h )sh qpimary product dependency contributes to development problems in economically least developed cth.(a ),hoq5 kspl yi2ountries (ELDCs):

I. Primary exports' average price diverges from imports' average price.
II. Primary export prices are highly volatile.
III. Primary export revenue growth can harm other sectors' competitiveness.
IV. Surging export revenues can cause political instability.

  Choose from the situations below when ibkeoc7 i3v;bd vcx24yz +03dnt is not appropriate for an economy to take on new dde y0i+vn4 o; bbdzc37kcv3x2 ebt:

I. to service outstanding debts
II. to fund current government expenditures
III. to fund long-term infrastructure

  An economist advising the7 wkflo91we+ n government of an economically least developed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: rising economic in1e+wnwl9o7 fk equality and low levels of human capital.

Which of the following strategies for economic development is most likely to address those barriers?

  The government of an economically least d6: ny3f 4uvk7tqoq n0heveloped country (ELDC) decided to pursuv y7qhk:6 ntu3fq4 n0oe interventionist supply-side policies focusing on the provision of merit goods like healthcare and education programs.

Which of the following is not a possible downside or limitation of such policies?

  An economist advising the government of a less mtvh:p 9 e /re;5ejb+neconomically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriers to economic development: lack of infrastructure and an overdependence on primary seetpree5nmbv h + /:;9jctor exports.
Based on this scenario, the economist recommended provision of merit goods and infrastructure, export promotion, and diversification.
Which of the following are possible downsides or limitations of such policies?

I. Long time lag between implementation and results
II. Unsustainable burden on government budget
III. Creating new jobs in potential export industries
IV. Foreign competition increases efficiency in production

  

Country X select data	2000	2022
HDI	0.29	0.39
HDI Ranking	173	190
Gini Coefficient	0.398	0.375

Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 23.6 40.6 Given the table above, identify which one of the choices below is true for Country X: