The Cost of Doing Business Is Most Likely to Be

question 42

Multiple Choice

The cost of doing business is most likely to be the lowest in

• A) closed totalitarian states.
• B) primitive or undeveloped economies.
• C) open democratic societies.
• D) countries where local laws and regulations set strict standards with regard to product safety, safety in the workplace, and environmental pollution.
• E) countries that lack well-established laws for regulating business practice.

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Definitions:

Deinstitutionalization

The process of releasing individuals from institutional care (such as psychiatric hospitals) to care in the community.

Mentally Ill

Individuals suffering from mental health disorders that affect their thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior.

Halfway Houses

Facilities that provide a transition for individuals, such as recovering addicts or prisoners, back into society, offering support and supervision.

Poverty Line

A financial threshold below which individuals or families are considered to live in poverty, based on their income or consumption levels.