People in Poor Countries May Have Difficulties Achieving Economic Growth

question 198

Multiple Choice

People in poor countries may have difficulties achieving economic growth because:

• A) their production possibilities curves slope upward instead of downward.
• B) they must cut back on current consumption to increase capital goods.
• C) they have a solid consumption base already in place.
• D) their resource bases are fully developed.
• E) the law of increasing costs makes it hard to produce more goods.

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Definitions:

Problem Drinking

The consumption of alcohol at levels that result in health problems or significantly impair functioning, short of alcohol dependence.

Effective

Producing a desired or intended result, often used in the context of treatments, policies, or methods that achieve their goals.

Tension Reduction Hypothesis

The theory that behaviors such as substance use are motivated by the desire to reduce stress.

Drinking

The act of consuming liquids; in the context of alcohol, it refers to the ingestion of alcoholic beverages.