If France's Per Capita GDP Is $5,000 in 1950 and Portugal's

question 51

Multiple Choice

If France's per capita GDP is $5,000 in 1950 and Portugal's is $2,500, but Portugal is growing faster, the expectation that sometime in the future Portugal's per capita GDP will equal that of France is called economic:

• A) growth.
• B) divergence.
• C) convergence.
• D) dynamics.
• E) justice.

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