Japan's Status as a Rich Nation Is Attributable to

question 119

Multiple Choice

Japan's status as a rich nation is attributable to

• A)Japan's quantities of natural resources, but not to international trade.
• B)international trade, but not to Japan's domestic quantities of natural resources.
• C)the fact that Japanese productivity has remained nearly constant for more than 100 years.
• D)the fact that the Japanese have downplayed the role of human capital in economic growth.

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