Underdeveloped nations have high birth rates, high death rates, and low life expectancies. Based on what you have learned about barriers to economic development, why do underdeveloped nations have these demographics?
Political instability often leads to economic instability, which leads to more political instability. This creates a vicious cycle. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
How do export processing zones help overcome barriers to economic development? A. They increase costs for developing countries. B. They only help wealthy nations become wealthier. C. They help increase job growth in developing nations. D. They organize doctors to provide healthcare in developed nations. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
How do governments and NGOs assist in economic development?
Governments can invest in infrastructure, education, and healthcare while creating policies that encourage business growth. NGOs provide aid, education, microloans, and healthcare services to help communities become more self-sufficient.
Many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) finance micro-enterprise loans to developing nations. How do NGOs' small-business investments promote economic development?
Read the passages below and answer the question that follows. Malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes, infects about 300 million people a year and causes about 1 million deaths a year. Children are most vulnerable to the disease, whereas most adults rebound fairly quickly. Many NGOs work to disseminate mosquito nets in sub-Saharan Africa in an effort to reduce the incidence of malaria, but results have been limited. Experts state that a different approach is needed to resolve this major health epidemic, including taking suggestions from the very people who are affected by the disease. Why is it important to include the people affected by malaria in developing ways to prevent the disease? What are some of the suggestions they might make?
Including affected people ensures solutions are culturally appropriate and practical for daily life. Locals might suggest better ways to distribute nets, education campaigns in local languages, or combining nets with other prevention methods like clearing standing water.
Underdeveloped nations do not exploit girls and women to make money. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
After a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the economic leaders of the free world forgave Haiti's debt. Will this action likely hurt or help Haiti's development? Explain.
It will likely help Haiti's development. Forgiving debt reduces the financial burden, allowing Haiti to invest more resources into rebuilding infrastructure, healthcare, and education rather than paying interest on old loans.
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. The H2Hope company uses a portion of the proceeds from the bottled water it sells to finance initiatives to provide clean drinking water in underdeveloped nations. Which area of poor levels of social welfare is this initiative attempting to improve? A. lack of roads B. lack of education C. lack of political stability D. lack of health and sanitation supplies Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
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