PrepTest 106, Section 4, Question 20
Recently, a new school of economics called steady-state(440 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(11 more words not shown)
- AIt contradicts the(26 more words not shown)
- BIt gives an(25 more words not shown)
- CIt introduces an(33 more words not shown)
- DIt notes an(30 more words not shown)
- EIt contrasts the(33 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The final paragraph develops the steady-state response: Western economies may already be too large, but holding back growth needn't mean giving up what people want. Conservation offers another way to satisfy them.
What we’re looking for
To describe the paragraph's job fully, include what that proposal answers—the neoclassical warning that checking growth leads to stagnation.
Working the answers
- A
The paragraph mentions growth measures, but doesn't contradict both schools' interpretations of data. It reports steady-state concerns, then develops their answer to an objection.
- B
Conservation is offered to help the new school meet its goal, not as an example exposing its weakness. The paragraph doesn't recommend returning to the prevailing school's policy.
- C
The objection is present, but the rest reverses the response. The paragraph doesn't conclude that steady-state policies would be less successful. It explains how conservation could avoid sacrificing the satisfaction of wants.
- DCorrect
The objection is stagnation; the additional policy is conservation; the goal is satisfying human wants. Better resource management is offered as a way to meet that goal without continued growth.
- E
The disagreement isn't over whether an economy should satisfy human wants. The paragraph calls that what is required of “any economy.” It explains a different means of achieving the goal, rather than demonstrating different basic goals.
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