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  Regarding pursuing inw 543+c)cralzo 0tuey gard foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth and development strategy, which of thc5 4lyec+03tgr)o z uae following is a disadvantage of 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 choicut9 m (.)rehld8f*hga+.ov(lj hr ) hues below the reason(s) why primary product dependency contributes to development problems in economically least developeeh rg)ljh..() ad(rt*oh8 l9mu+ fvhud countries (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.

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

  An economist advising the governm pjt1x6e;kg k7 7xq/w3ybwz)h ent of an economically least developed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: risingxw; yt7)wk qjebpx h1gk/763z economic inequality 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 developed countru ugoao. a9uzat250 i6y (ELDC) decided to pursue int2uo5a0 taoa6.gu zu9 ierventionist 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 economically developed country (849 x-u)tnat9, .wdbsg c0u 0rxdrk nmLEDC) identified the following nrb.0d8)xw -gc99ntdu 4r ,xsk0 atumbarriers to economic development: lack of infrastructure and an overdependence on primary sector 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: