Governments of Developing Countries Can Help Eliminate Poverty by All

question 87

Multiple Choice

Governments of developing countries can help eliminate poverty by all of the following methods except

• A) shifting more of the national budget to aid the poor.
• B) giving villages and urban poor title to common lands and to crops and trees they plant on common lands.
• C) redistributing some of the land to the large landowners who have shown they use it most efficiently.
• D) increasing spending on health, education, family planning, and sanitation.
• E) increasing expenditure for rural development, land distribution, and protection of wilderness areas.

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Definitions:

Federal Land Grants

Land given by the government to support various endeavors, such as the building of railroads or educational institutions.

Italian Immigrant Laborers

Refers to immigrants from Italy who, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, worked in various sectors in their new countries, often facing challenging conditions.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises enjoy due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Individual Farmers

Independent agricultural producers who own or manage their farm operations, differing from corporate or collective farming operations.