A. 80%
B. 65%
C. 50%
D. 25%
A. a lower rate of illiteracy
B. a greater degree of equality in the income distribution
C. a lower infant mortality rate
D. a smaller percentage of the labor force in urban areas
Developing countries, if compared with other countries, have ? Read More »
Economic Problems of Developing Countries, Economics Mcqs A. money lent to the country being immediately invested abroad
B. People investing their money in urban business rather than agriculture
C. money moving around financial institutions rather than being invested in production
D. people investing money abroad rather than in their own country
A. an agreement with the World Bank to turn some of a debt into other forms
B. a change in debt repayment due to inability to pay
C. regular payments of interest and repayments of capital
D. a program of austerity measures agreed with the IMF to make repayment possible
Debt-re-scheduling is ? Read More »
Economic Problems of Developing Countries, Economics Mcqs A. The colonial period
B. The early 1950s
C. most debt was incurred during the oil shocks of the 1970s
D. the early 1960s
Most of the Third World/Fourth World debt was incurred in ? Read More »
Economic Problems of Developing Countries, Economics Mcqs A. modern sector and traditional sector
B. town and country
C. men and women
D. rich people and poor people
A. encourages mechanization
B. allows the farmers to set the prices for their agricultural products
C. enables farmers to escape the problem of diminishing return
D. makes farmers owners of the land instead of tenants and owners’ farmers are more productive than tenant farmers
The main reason why land reform increase agricultural output is that is ? Read More »
Economic Problems of Developing Countries, Economics Mcqs A. shortages of inputs including land
B. an over-investment in farm equipment
C. migration from rural areas to urban areas
D. a lack of effective demand for food products
Low agricultural productivity in developing countries is mainly caused by ? Read More »
Economic Problems of Developing Countries, Economics Mcqs A. stress agricultural development over industrial development
B. promote industrial development over agriculture
C. use a balanced strategy that promotes both agricultural and industrial development
D. stress the importation of agricultural products and the export of manufactured goods
A. the vicious circle of poverty hypothesis
B. the dependency theory
C. neo-colonialism
D. the under-consumptionist hypothesis
