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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 reauf;o aennf 3hk7+gy:r9d: o q6son(s) why primary product dependency contribut3nyf;oa9ge6d q fr :hn+o7:kues to 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 for h4 a-kch(2bl ;pwriv*an economy to take on new debtbi-; 2ph hrwka *(4lcv:

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

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Which of the following strategies for economic development is most likely to address those barriers?

  The government of an economically least d8m guv zujd;5 l2hzac+1 d66dzeveloped country (ELDC) decided to pursue interventionist supply-side policies focusing ol5uzcz; vaz+6g dd6 1h d28ujmn 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 govern*4fzmy sb3 mla1gi8c3ment of a less economically developed country (LEDC) identified the following barriers to economic development: lack of infrastructure and an overdependence on primary z4*mal1 bygc3fi8 s3msector 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: