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  Regarding pursuing inward foreign uxai:7p/hxkv f*n so(2dx 49p direct investment (FDI) as a growth and development strategy, whicha94xpx/no vu sh2( i*:kdpx 7f 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 choices below t3 s8lb kno5f.l:; ttnghe reason(s) why primary product dependency contributes totlbfn k5lo g3tn. s;:8 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 nd09ta4n n y/i* 0,kknrlpu d7not appropriate for an economy to take on new d4* /t dkn7 dapn,nnk 9ur00lyiebt:

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 developed coy m q6f)nuca0 -v5z91cr mdjm7untry (ELDC) identified two major barriers to economic development: rising economic inequality and cn5 cr76dqjmvmu- fy ma91) 0zlow levels of human capital.

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

  The government of an economically lea5q4q2h e jk,bwst developed country (ELDC) decided to pursue interventionist supply-s4 bqqhkj,52e wide 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?

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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: