All of the Following Statements Are True Except

question 48

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true except

• A) the gap in GDP per capita in advanced countries has narrowed over the past two centuries.
• B) the long-term gap between rich and poor countries has widened.
• C) the constant steady-state growth support provided by Canada and the United States does not generalize to other advanced countries.
• D) Convergence among advanced countries is primarily a recent phenomenon.
• E) As a whole, the world picture is one of divergence rather than convergence of GDP per capita.

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