Empirical Data on Population Growth and Growth in Real Per

question 68

Multiple Choice

Empirical data on population growth and growth in real per capita GDP for more than 100 developing countries show that
I. in most countries, agricultural production declined while population growth increased, leading to starvation and malnutrition.
II. some countries had relatively rapid population growth, and had a rapid increase in per capita real GDP.
III. many countries experienced both rapid population growth and negative changes in per capita real GDP.

• A) I only
• B) III only
• C) I and III only
• D) II and III only

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