To What Extent Have the Three Main Facts of Growth

question 13

Essay

To what extent have the three main facts of growth not held for certain countries? For which countries have they not generally held?

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Definitions:

Comparative Advantage

The capacity of a person or a collective to perform a specific economic function more effectively than another function.

Specialization

The practice of focusing resources on the production of particular goods or services for which a person or entity has a competitive advantage.

Comparative Advantage

The ability of an individual or country to produce a particular good at a lower opportunity cost than another.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of a party to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources.