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  Which of the following is not a barrier to economic development in economicp7 xrzt0cjg-c v0x;d5ally least de0tgrcxzpvcx j;-5d 0 7veloped countries?

  Regarding pursuing inwye,sap6 , h7rlard foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth and development strategy, which of the following is a disadvantage of sa,6l,h 7 rpeyFDI 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 b.o2j 1erow( zproduct dependency contributes to development problems wj 1.(ezroo2bin 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 bhmudkrek nd,z :09s402d) yyjelow when it is not appropriate for an economy to take ,u 0z:9 dy)n240kersjdmdyhk on new debt:

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

  An economist advising the govepg w)v/k3h -xgrnment of an economically least developed country (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: rising economic inequality and loh)wv/-k 3ggpxw 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 (ELcx. pl3ct. t :cc(gh9eDC) decided to pursue interventionist supply-side policies focusing on the provision of merit gol x cc (gp.ct:eh9.c3tods 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 economivay+8 uy-4xwl cally developed country (LEDC) identified the following ba-4xulvy a8 +ywrriers 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: