A. a lower rate of illiteracy
B. a greater degree of equality in the income distribution
C. a lower infant mortality rate
D. a smaller percentage of the labor force in urban areas
Related Mcqs:
- Tariff levels in advanced countries tend to be __________ tariff levels in developing countries?
A. higher than
B. equal to
C. lower than
D. there is no general pattern - A widely used indicator to differentiate developed countries from developing countries is ?
A. international trade per capita
B. real income per capital
C. unemployment per capita
D. calories per capita - What is the ratio of population density of developing countries to the population of developed countries ?
A. 10
B. 2
C. no more than 1
D. 20 - To help developing nations strengthen their international competitiveness many industrial nations have granted non-reciprocal tariff reductions to developing nations under the ?
A. international commodity agreements program
B. multilateral contract program
C. generalized system of preferences program
D. export-led growth program - 85% of the world’s population lives in developing countries and receives about _____ of the world’s income?
A. 40%
B. 10%
C. 20%
D. 30% - Many developing countries instituted import substitution policies because ?
A. the prices of the goods they imported were falling
B. the price of goods they exported were increasing
C. their terms of trade were deteriorating
D. their terms of trade were improving - When economists say that developing countries have a dualistic economy the 2 parts referred to are ?
A. modern sector and traditional sector
B. town and country
C. men and women
D. rich people and poor people - When economists talk about developing countries experiencing flight of capital they mean?
A. money lent to the country being immediately invested abroad
B. People investing their money in urban business rather than agriculture
C. money moving around financial institutions rather than being invested in production
D. people investing money abroad rather than in their own country - The policy that has been the most successful in increasing agricultural output in developing countries is ?
A. mechanization
B. land reform
C. import substitution
D. produce marketing boards - Structuralist economists who study developing countries focus their attention on ?
A. changes in industrial structure over time
B. specific barriers to development and how to overcome them
C. The impact of international trade structures on developing countries
D. the caste of class structure and discrimination in the labor market
