nomic development: country a
country a has a gdp of $500 million and a gdp per capita of $7,000. its economy is based on agriculture and copper mining. there is inadequate infrastructure, slow economic growth, and high unemployment. however, it is aggressively seeking foreign investment, and some multinational corporations have begun outsourcing jobs to the country’s major cities. for most, the standard of living remains low. it has never had a centrally planned economy in its history.
what factors demonstrate that country a has a developing economy?
choose three correct answers.
outsourced jobs by multinational corporations
aggressive pursuit of foreign investment
inadequate infrastructure
high unemployment
feedback
developing economies often struggle with basic services and employment opportunities and rely on foreign investment for growth. factors like outsourcing jobs and historical economic systems may not directly indicate a developing economy.

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine the factors indicating a developing economy, we analyze the description of Country A:
1. "outsourced jobs by multinational corporations": The text says "some multinational corporations have begun outsourcing jobs", but this is not a core indicator of a developing economy (developing economies often struggle with basic services, and outsourcing jobs here is a new activity, not a struggle factor).
2. "aggressive pursuit of foreign investment": The text states "it is aggressively seeking foreign investment", which is an attempt to improve, not a struggle factor (developing economies often rely on foreign investment for growth, but aggressive pursuit is a positive action, not an indicator of being developing).
3. "inadequate infrastructure": The text mentions "inadequate infrastructure", and developing economies often have infrastructure issues, so this is a valid indicator.
4. "high unemployment": The text says "high unemployment", and developing economies often struggle with employment, so this is a valid indicator.
5. We also need a third factor. From the text: "slow economic growth" (implied by basic services struggle, GDP per capita, etc.) or re - evaluating the first two. Wait, the initial wrong choice was "outsourced jobs...", but the correct approach: the three correct factors should be (1) inadequate infrastructure (2) high unemployment (3) and from the text, the economy is based on agriculture and copper (basic services, primary sector reliance) or the fact that it's not aggressively getting foreign investment? Wait, no, the text says "it is aggressively seeking foreign investment" which is a positive step, so the three correct factors are:
- Inadequate infrastructure (matches the text: "inadequate infrastructure")
- High unemployment (matches: "high unemployment")
- Outsourced jobs by multinational corporations? Wait, no, the text says "some multinational corporations have begun outsourcing jobs to the country’s major cities" – but developing economies often struggle to create jobs, and outsourcing jobs coming in could be a sign of development, but the feedback says developing economies "often struggle with basic services and employment opportunities and rely on foreign investment for growth. Factors like outsourcing jobs and historical economic systems may not directly indicate a developing economy." Wait, maybe the three correct are:
1. Inadequate infrastructure
2. High unemployment
3. And the fact that it's not aggressively getting foreign investment? No, it is aggressively getting. Wait, the correct three should be:
- Inadequate infrastructure (checked)
- High unemployment (checked)
- And the first option was wrong, the second was wrong, so maybe the third is "outsourced jobs by multinational corporations" is wrong, "aggressive pursuit" is wrong, so the three correct are:
Wait, the problem says "Choose three correct answers". Let's re - read the feedback: "Developing economies often struggle with basic services and employment opportunities and rely on foreign investment for growth. Factors like outsourcing jobs and historical economic systems may not directly indicate a developing economy." So the factors that DO indicate are:
- Inadequate infrastructure (struggle with basic services includes infrastructure)
- High unemployment (struggle with employment opportunities)
- And the fact that it relies on foreign investment (but the option is "aggressive pursuit of foreign investment" – maybe that's a sign of relying on it). Wait, the text says "it is aggressively seeking foreign investment" – so "aggressive pursuit of foreign investment" is a sign of relying on foreign investment for growth, which is a characteristic of developing economies.
So correcting the earlier analysis:
- "aggressive pursuit of foreign investment": Developing economies rely on foreign investment for growth, so aggressively seeking it is a sign of being a developing economy (needing external investment).
- "inadequate infrastructure": Sign of developing economy.
- "high unemployment": Sign of developing economy.

So the three correct options are:
- Aggressive pursuit of foreign investment
- Inadequate infrastructure
- High unemployment

Wait, but the initial wrong choice was "outsourced jobs...", so the correct three are:
1. Aggressive pursuit of foreign investment (because developing economies rely on foreign investment for growth, so aggressive pursuit shows reliance)
2. Inadequate infrastructure (developing economies have infrastructure issues)
3. High unemployment (developing economies struggle with employment)

# Answer:
- Aggressive pursuit of foreign investment
- Inadequate infrastructure
- High unemployment

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