Which of the following is true of a “lightweight” economy?

a. The value of information embedded in many of its economic products is often far greater than the value of the raw materials involved.
b. It is a highly diversified economy, able to withstand global shocks to any one economic sector.
c. It has reached a level of economic interdependence in the global economy that makes its national borders almost irrelevant when calculating economic size and health.
d. It is a very poorly diversified economy, dependent almost exclusively on a single sector such as manufacturing or impersonal services.


Answer: A

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