What is a "disease of development"? Provide an example and explain its specific cause
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. A disease of development is a health problem caused or made worse by economic development projects.
2. Examples described in the text are schistosomiasis and childhood obesity.
3. Schistosomiasis is caused by dam-building projects that create large areas of stagnant water.
4. Childhood obesity is the result of widely available, unhealthy foods produced in high-income countries.
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What will be an ideal response?
What term refers to wealth or resources invested in business with the intent of producing a profit?
A. the modern world system B. capital C. socioeconomic stratification D. an open class system E. industrialization
Refer to the table below. What is the average fixed cost of producing 70 units of output?
The table provides output levels as Paper Products R Us hires more workers. Their capital is currently fixed at 4 units and each unit costs $100. Each worker costs $50.
A) $5.71
B) $400
C) $8.57
D) $2.86
More than half the poor children living in the United States live in families that are
A. patrifocal. B. blended. C. headed by men. D. headed by women. E. dichotomized.