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  Which of the following is not a barrieb(dc c* v.9gk4y uwar7r to economic development in economically least develope4dgb*7cu. w(yca9rv kd countries?

  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth and dme(m 1kf5 ihv: b:a3isevelopment strategy, which of the following is a disadvantage of FDI for ikse31b5f::i a (m mvhthe 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(snyr;. gjib 81f) why primary product dependency contributes byfgjirn;.1 8to development problems in economically least developed 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 not appropriate 0qt),tx ;kznh1 lyru zl vh1/8for an economy to take on nert t01;hzh ykn)ql1, l/v8z xuw debt:

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

  An economist advising the government of an economicallyz0 bnjhb fui4/i-s+z) least developed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: rising economic inufhzb-i0) sz/i 4n+b jequality 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 p t lll7).adnp1ursue interventionist t 1 d7a).lnpllsupply-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 economicallovk) l*t- dsqam/vnk q 8/*1qqy developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriers to ec /q dnlq1/q)kv- o v*atkm*s8qonomic 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: