When a Nation's Political Environment Is More Favorable, It Will

question 87

Multiple Choice

When a nation's political environment is more favorable, it will:

• A) attract more physical investment.
• B) encourage individuals to invest more heavily in human capital.
• C) encourage the development and efficient use of natural resources.
• D) do all of these.

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Definitions:

Communications Industry

A sector that encompasses companies and technologies involved in the transmission of information, including media, internet, telecommunications, and broadcasting.

Social Regulation

Rules designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, often including environmental and worker safety regulations.

Allocative Efficiency

The apportionment of resources among firms and industries to obtain the production of the products most wanted by society (consumers); the output of each product at which its marginal cost and price or marginal benefit are equal, and at which the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is maximized.

Small Firms

Businesses with a limited number of employees and revenue, often characterized by more personalized customer service and less market control compared to larger companies.