Which Is NOT a Cause of Combined and Uneven Development

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a cause of combined and uneven development?

• A)The commodification of agriculture increases the production of food for export and decreases production for local consumption.
• B)Multinational corporations borrow investment capital locally, absorbing resources that could otherwise be used for development of the domestic economy.
• C)The institution of tariffs to protect developing industries undermines world markets for the developing country in other industries.
• D)Multinational corporations use transfer prices that deplete the resources of Third World nations.
• E)Multinational corporations export their profits to advanced industrial countries.

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