It Is Fair to Say That the Current Middle-Level Rankings

question 23

Multiple Choice

It is fair to say that the current middle-level rankings of Russia and the post-Soviet states on GDP per capita and the Human Development Index:

• A) are holdovers from Soviet policies and emphases.
• B) reflect the great strides made in the economies of these nations in the last decade.
• C) outrank those of North America due to the Russian social welfare system.
• D) are much higher in the post-Soviet states than in the Russian Federation.

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