Given the Same Amount of Natural Resources, Which of the Following

question 149

Multiple Choice

Given the same amount of natural resources, which of the following conditions leads to a higher rate of economic growth?

• A)A command and control economy.
• B)A corrupt government.
• C)A country in civil war.
• D)An economy open to foreign immigration and capital.
• E)A landlocked country.

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