In Some Areas of the World There Are Large, Impoverished

question 21

Multiple Choice

In some areas of the world there are large, impoverished populations that need goods and services but cannot afford to pay the prices that wealthier consumers in developed countries can. The area of the market representing the poorer populations is known as

• A)exchange controls.
• B)parity purchasers.
• C)bottom of the pyramid.
• D)a trading bloc.
• E)glocalization.

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