Question 1

Which of the following is most characteristic of developing nations?

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A)  a small percentage of the labor force in agriculture
B)  a relatively equitable distribution of income
C)  low levels of labor productivity
D)  low rates of population growthE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What is the World Bank? What is its major objective?

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The World Bank is a bank that lends (and...

Question 3

In the DVCs, underemployment frequently takes the form of

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A)  factory workers who are working longer hours than they would prefer.
B)  workers who are employed inefficiently in small industry when they could be highly productive in agriculture.
C)  farmers whose productivity is very low.
D)  craft workers and artisans who are replaced by simple machinery and equipment.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Capital flight is a problem facing DVCs that involves the

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A)  difficulty of sustaining skilled workers in the government sector of the DVC economies.
B)  transfer of private savings from DVCs to IACs.
C)  flight of agricultural workers from rural to urban areas, especially capital cities, to take advantage of better job opportunities.
D)  movement of capital goods from IACs to DVCs to avoid taxes.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The World Bank operates primarily as a

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A)  deposit institution for nations' gold supplies.
B)  coordinator for private banks in major nations.
C)  lender of last resort to less-developed nations.
D)  U.S. government agency that supervises banks worldwide.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following nations is not considered an industrially advanced country?

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A)  Brazil
B)  Japan
C)  Canada
D)  AustraliaE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which characteristic is most typical of human resources in developing nations?

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A)  a small population base
B)  low unemployment in urban areas
C)  low unemployment in rural areas
D)  high unemployment in urban areasE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The low per capita outputs of the DVCs are explained by

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A)  insufficient saving and investment.
B)  overinvestment in human capital.
C)  slow population growth.
D)  excessively rapid technological advance.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Early experience with conditional cash transfers has revealed that

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A)  most of these cash transfers available go unused because parents don't want to fulfill the requirements.
B)  there is no significant improvement in nutrition and health compared to nonrecipients.
C)  they encourage school enrollment, but poor-quality schools limit the ability to lift people out of poverty.
D)  the resulting improvements in education and health give the recipients a significant earnings advantage over nonrecipients.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A new fertilizer that is better suited to a nation's topography and climate is an example of a technological advance that is

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A)  capital using.
B)  capital saving.
C)  capital intensive.
D)  an in-kind investment.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

All of the following contribute to low investment spending in DVCs except

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A)  low rates of saving.
B)  inadequacy of public capital goods (infrastructure) .
C)  political instability.
D)  expensive labor.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The demographic transition concept suggests that

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A)  effective birth control is the primary prerequisite of DVC income growth.
B)  income growth must first occur before DVC birth rates will decline.
C)  children are economic assets in the IACs but economic liabilities in the DVCs.
D)  the IACs will have higher birth rates than the DVCs.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The "brain drain" problem in the DVCs refers to the fact that the best-educated workers

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A)  are concentrated in the public, rather than the private, sector.
B)  are concentrated in the private, rather than the public, sector.
C)  are concentrated in urban, rather than rural, areas.
D)  have emigrated from the DVCs to the IACs.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The average per capita income in 2017 for low-income developing nations was about

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A)  $775.
B)  $2,100.
C)  $1,990.
D)  $4,600.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Low-income developing countries generally have the following characteristics except

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A)  low population growth rates.
B)  low levels of industrialization.
C)  dependency on exports of agricultural products or raw materials.
D)  minimal amounts of capital resources.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What is needed to aid capital formation in developing countries?

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A)  more capital flight
B)  more oil resources
C)  more entrepreneurship
D)  higher price supports for productsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In 2017, foreign aid from the IACs was

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A)  less than one-quarter of 1 percent of their collective output.
B)  about 1 percent of its output.
C)  about 3 percent of its output.
D)  about 5 percent of its output.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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