True or False questions 1. when the s-shaped function cuts the 45-degree line of equality from above, the equilibrium achieved is stable. 2. underdevelopment can be fully explained by coordination failure and problem diagnostics failure. 3. regardless of the process of development that a nation follows, complementarity of inputs is required. 4. in some poor countries underdevelopment tends to perpetuate itself over time despite the onslaught of modern technology. 5. urbanization when centralized leads to migration to and congestion of centers of development

True or False questions 1. when the s-shaped function cuts the 45-degree line of equality from above, the equilibrium achieved is stable. 2. underdevelopment can be fully explained by coordination failure and problem diagnostics failure. 3. regardless of the process of development that a nation follows, complementarity of inputs is required. 4. in some poor countries underdevelopment tends to perpetuate itself over time despite the onslaught of modern technology. 5. urbanization when centralized leads to migration to and congestion of centers of development

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Chapter4: Managing In A Global Environment

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