Alleviation of Poverty Is More Achievable in a Growing Economy

question 109

Multiple Choice

Alleviation of poverty is more achievable in a growing economy mainly because

• A)individuals are more likely to object to the redistribution of income when they earn more.
• B)everyone,including the poor,benefits equally from growth.
• C)poor individuals are relatively easier to be identified in a growing economy.
• D)nobody has to be made worse off when the increment to income caused by growth is redistributed.
• E)wage rates for low-income people are naturally rising.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Adaptation

The ability of the body to adjust to an environment by filtering out distractions and focusing on important elements.

Retinal Disparity

The slight difference in the visual images that reach each eye, leading to the perception of depth and three-dimensional structure.

Interposition

A visual cue for depth perception, where one object partly covers another, indicating the former is closer to the observer.

Relative Luminance

A measure of the amount of light that is emitted, passed through, or reflected from an object, normalized to a scale from zero (perfect black) to one (perfect white).