Critics of Debt Relief Make All of the Following Arguments

question 90

Multiple Choice

Critics of debt relief make all of the following arguments except

• A)it would be wasted money since the conditions that caused the debt would be likely to persist.
• B)debt relief can quickly fuel a new round of borrowing that simply restores debt to prior levels.
• C)debt relief will encourage other nations to borrow excessively with the hope that their debts may be forgiven in the future.
• D)the cost of debt relief to the most severely indebted countries is too large for the high income countries to afford.

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Definitions:

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