Generally, What Is the Relationship Between the Abundance of a Country's

question 55

Multiple Choice

Generally, what is the relationship between the abundance of a country's natural resource endowment and the country's development level?

• A) There is a positive relationship between natural resource endowment and prosperity.
• B) There is a negative relationship between natural resource endowment and prosperity.
• C) The relationship between natural resource endowment and prosperity is positive when countries are poor, and it is negative when countries reach middle- and high-income levels.
• D) There is no consistent relationship between resource endowment and prosperity.

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