Refer to Table 7

question 8

Essay

Refer to Table 7.1 below.By what percentage does real annual expenditures in public elementary and secondary schools rise between 1980 and 1985? Between 2005 and 2010? What can be said about the rate of change?

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Definitions:

Public Saving

The difference between the tax revenues and government spending of a country, representing the government's surplus or deficit.

National Saving

The total saving of an economy, consisting of both private and public saving.

Public Saving

The difference between government tax revenues and government expenditures, often used to assess a government's financial health.

Closed Economy

An economic system that does not engage in international trade with other countries and relies solely on its own resources and internal market.