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  Regarding pursuing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth an j(mlym;5l g9z-xu0jnd development stu ;0l j9ymn5lx-gzm j(rategy, which of the 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 choiceshscq7tsy,hq6 iw*: hf,j 3ns/ below the reason(s) why primary product dependency contributes to development problems in e /jst c,hqynfw*i6:37hsqh,sconomically 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 for an economy tetw u q9p66-vfo( dw)ro take rptdf6w9 ewq()- uo 6von new 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 economically least developrlq qn , 0ot9vq()+mkmed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic d, o(tqq+0lmrnq v )mk9evelopment: 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 de7e0fcd q-mo5q5lsib ,veloped country (ELDC) decided to pursue interventib5isloqc 0def q5 ,7-monist 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 ri*amf8daq(h*a:kg kgdlil +v7 (o+/less economically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriersfkv idah *o gg8+:+ ad *mq(k7ill/ra( 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: