PrepTest 109, Section 2, Question 4
Many political economists believe that the soundest indicator(458 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(20 more words not shown)
- AThe decision by(32 more words not shown)
- BThe decision by(32 more words not shown)
- CThe decision by(31 more words not shown)
- DThe decision by(32 more words not shown)
- EThe decision by(27 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What view are we trying to challenge? The last paragraph says countries' efforts are better directed toward human conditions than toward increasing GNP. My first thought is to look for a country that keeps focusing on production instead.
What we’re looking for
But choosing a different priority isn't enough. We need to see what that choice accomplishes. Keep the outcome in view as we compare the scenarios.
Working the answers
- A
Slower GNP growth doesn't defeat this view. The ending explicitly allows countries to thrive with stable or lagging GNP. It doesn't require the human-focused approach to make that number grow faster.
- BCorrect
This country focuses on producing more goods and gets significant improvements in human indicators. That's the important addition to our initial prediction: the production-focused approach achieves the very benefits that motivate the proposed shift. It therefore challenges the preference for directing efforts away from production growth and toward human conditions directly.
We don't need it to show that this approach always works. Among these choices, it most clearly supplies a successful case for the competing priority.
- C
Focusing on human indicators also raises GNP. That's compatible with the recommended approach, with an added benefit.
- D
Again, no GNP increase doesn't mean the human-focused policy has failed. We're not told that people's conditions fail to improve.
- E
This supports the concern behind the shift: the country increases production without improving human conditions. It illustrates why chasing the production number may be inadequate.
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