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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 reasdge n6gb*2ntau6tb3z .f+ v(b on(s) why primary product dependency contributes to development problems in economically least developed countrieb za3b*.ntv2f +getd66bgn (us (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 it is not appropriate fo3 gn 0 8j9( jat:ab3x mojksl-jl,g3vor an economy to take on new deb jsg 3oj3b:9na kl tglm-vo(j3jax,08t:

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

  An economist advising the gov:jm vjq2eb44oe(th r 4hp99 xbernment of an economically least developed country (ELDC) identified te 94p24 bj jm9h hvt4o:(qxberwo major barriers to economic development: rising 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 econy8 :5pjq8+ zv9kca etlr6-depomically least developed country (ELDC) decided to pursue interventionist supply-side policies focusing on the provision of merit goods like healthcare and education progra 6prdqj-8t yc+pz k: 9va85eelms.

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

  An economist advising ru359jb:h wb p r-o0gothe government of a less economically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriers to economic development: lack of infrastructure and an ooghr:9-b30 j urpw5ob verdependence 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: