Which of the Following Does Not Explain Why Developing Countries

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not explain why developing countries encouraged new manufacturing industries of their own in the mid 20th century?

• A) They were cut off from traditional suppliers of manufactures during WWII.
• B) Former colonial areas had something to prove; they wanted to attain the same income levels as their former rulers.
• C) Leaders of these countries feared that their efforts to escape poverty would be doomed if they continues to specialize in primary commodity exports.
• D) There was political pressure to protect these industries.
• E) Developing countries ran out of the natural resources that traditionally made up the majority of their trade.

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