Explain Why Debt Is Usually Measured Using the Debt-To-GDP Ratio

question 44

Essay

Explain why debt is usually measured using the debt-to-GDP ratio rather than the absolute amount of debt.

Comprehend the concept of homeostasis and its importance in drive reduction.

Describe how needs lead to drives and how they relate to human motivation.

Understand the application of drive-reduction theory in explaining human behavior.

Explain how physiological needs lead to motivated states.

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Definitions:

CIO

The Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from the 1930s until its merger with the AFL in 1955.

AFL

The American Federation of Labor, a historic federation of labor unions in the United States.

Minorities

Groups within a population that are distinguished by racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural identity and often experience differential treatment or representation.

AFL and CIO

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of labor unions in the United States.