The Economic Assumption of Modernization Theory Holds That

question 55

Multiple Choice

The economic assumption of modernization theory holds that

• A)poor countries would not follow the same process to achieve wealth that the West had in an earlier era
• B)poor countries would largely go through the same process to achieve wealth that the West had in an earlier era
• C)rich developed countries would support poorer countries as they developed
• D)rich developed countries would not support poorer countries as they developed

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