Which of the Following Statements Draws a False Conclusion

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements draws a false conclusion?

• A) Life expectancy in an average African country is lower than in an average European country; therefore Europeans can expect to outlive Africans.
• B) Nations that currently produce no capital goods, and whose inhabitants are hungry, risk famine with internally funded capital investments.
• C) Some African nations have substantially more food and capital investment than others; therefore, their standard of living is higher.
• D) Population reduction policies, if effective, can improve the nation's wealth by increasing real per capita GDP.
• E) The vicious circle of poverty argument states that poverty precludes capital investment and that no capital investment perpetuates poverty.

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