Nation Building Did Not Work as President Kennedy Had Envisioned

question 4

Multiple Choice

Nation building did not work as President Kennedy had envisioned because ___________________.

• A) the monetary aid was usually funneled through a self-interested elite and often did not reach the very poor
• B) Congress refused to appropriate the sums of money needed to make the program succeed
• C) the Soviet Union gave more foreign aid to the Third World than did the United States
• D) Communist subversives staged violent protests, which forced many countries to reject the U.S. offer of assistance

Recognize the impact of market structures on technological progressiveness and R&D spending.

Grasp the concept of creative destruction and its significance for market dynamics and innovation.

Understand the societal outcomes of product innovation, such as increased total utility.

Understand the concept of creative destruction and its implications for industry innovation.

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