Petroleum Shortages Have Resulted in All of the Following EXCEPT

question 23

Multiple Choice

Petroleum shortages have resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) the creation of huge amounts of wealth for oil-producing countries such as Norway and Saudi Arabia
• B) the inability of oil-producing nations to service foreign debts when prices go up
• C) the ability of some countries such as Mexico and Venezuela to borrow heavily against oil reserves to develop more rapidly
• D) inflation in oil-dependent nations and transfer of wealth to oil-producing nations
• E) recognition by the United States and other industrialized countries of their heavy dependence on petroleum

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