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  Which of the following is not a barrier to ec0a .p08 8gkokdfbano3onomic development in economically leas0kgk8f3p0a . a d8nboot developed countries?

  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct in hx)(r k ix 5d4lcnixsg31./xjvestment (FDI) as a growth and development strategy, which of the d5xj3ilch)r x 4nxk/i.xs( 1g 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 choices below the reason(s) why primary product de4 jmq19xlmogu6m /6+f p o9fwrpendency contributes to development problems in economically least de 6gp9fu 1/6fo wmj4 lq9xo+mmrveloped 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.

  Choose from the situations below when it is no;ckbel ) 0k1vw dlcze5;/s1 mrt appropriate for an economy to tak11 b;/cel ) lwdrvse;cmkkz5 0e on new debt:

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

  An economist advising the gozf3s9mm*k e ov q+ 3euwf+ )ndox.uu0+vernment of an economically least developed country (ELDC) identified f 3u*ms3e q)mxfued kz +vw0n.ou++9o two 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 economically least developed country (ELDC) decided to pursyfg;vbkm 9n /go94r-wue interventionist supply-side policies focusing on the provision of me9g ;nfrgo9wb -mkvy /4rit goods like healthcare and education programs.

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

  An economist advising the governmvb btit,c76b u f3(-hbent of a less economically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriers to economic development: lac(vtc63 t b, -bfbbih7uk 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: