While Africa Should Have Grown Faster Than Other Developing Areas

question 39

Multiple Choice

While Africa should have grown faster than other developing areas because of its relatively low income per head, it has grown more slowly.This was because some of its countries had policies of:

• A)higher trade barriers
• B)low tax rates
• C)excessive saving rates
• D)all of the above

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