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The largest lenders to less developed countries are

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Western government

Multi lateral agencies

Private banks

Invidia investors who purchase government bonds

A circular constellation of force tending to act and react upon each other in such away to keep a poor country in a state of poverty is termed as.

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Vicious circle of poverty

Low capital formation

Low development

disguised unemployment

in UDCs a potential resource of saving is

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Structural unemployment

Over employment

Domestic saving

Disguised unemployment

Which of the following could be a reason for the problem of lack of jobs being overestimated.

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the existence of disguised unemployment

People are underemployment

People holding only one job

The existence of child labour

The hidden momentum of population growth is caused by

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the demographic transition

Population age structure

the opportunity coast of woman's time

Children contribution to income

Economic development can be achieve through stages, is the theory of.

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Rosenstein Rodan

Leibstein

W.W. Rostow

M.P. Todaro

The fall in the birth ratio will affect the process of economic growth according to

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Schumpeter

A.H.Nansen

Karl Marix

M.P. Todaro

Which of the following is not viewed by the text as a major political obstacle to development.

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Growth oriented polices may damage the short term interest of influential groups

Civil war

Corruption

Departing from strict laissez faire principles

Small size of market is the primary cause of under development according to.

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Balance growth theory

Unbalance growth theory.

Big push theory

Dualistic theories

The developing countries need to have a big push or big comprehensive package for economic development is the view of.

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Nurkse

M.P Todaro

Rosenstein Rodan

Leibenstein

The conjecture that inequality first increases with development then decreases with further development has been

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Strongly supported by most studies

Supported mainly by cross section not time series studies.

Supported mainly by time sereis not cross section studies

Generally repudiated by empirical studies.

According to the balances growth theory

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UDCs can be developed by foreign aid

UDCs can be developed by national saving

UDCs have to start from beginning

DCS are responsible for the development of UDCs

The Human Development index is based on.

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Income per capita human capita economic vulnerability

Income per capita, life expectancy education

Income per capita child mortality rates education.

Income per capita life expectancy economic vulnerability

The Lorenz curve is used to show relative in equality in the distribution of.

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Wages

Income

Wealth

Profit

What characteristics is likely to increase population grotwth.

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Family planning programs

Old age social security

Lack of women's empowerment

Rapid economic growth

If for the output of worth 1 million the stock of capital worth 4 million is required this will be.

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capital profit ratio

Output profit ration

Capital output ratio

Capital input ratio

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