PrepTest 109, Section 2, Question 7
Many political economists believe that the soundest indicator(458 more words not shown)
In the passage, the author's(4 more words not shown)
- Adelineate a new(6 more words not shown)
- Bpoint out the(9 more words not shown)
- Cexplain the fact(19 more words not shown)
- Ddemonstrate that unequal(13 more words not shown)
- Eargue that political(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Return to our main-point prediction: GNP per capita leaves too much out to be the sole measure of welfare. The human indicators and distribution example explain its shortcomings; the ending considers the practical consequences. The purpose answer should capture that overall criticism.
Working the answers
- A
The ending gives a direction for economic efforts, but no detailed new method. We aren't told which programs to enact or how to implement them. That practical implication is also only the final part of the larger evaluation.
- BCorrect
The writer points out what GNP fails to tell us: whether human conditions have improved enough and who receives the benefits of production. These are weaknesses in a standard for measuring national welfare. The preference for human indicators follows from that criticism.
- C
These countries provide evidence that GNP can mislead us. Explaining their particular combination of wealth and living conditions isn't the whole purpose; evaluating the measure is.
- D
A high GNP can conceal unequal distribution. That doesn't mean it causes inequality or makes inequality inevitable. This turns a possible problem into a necessary result.
- E
Nothing recommends giving economists exclusive control of policy. The writer is challenging the favored measure of these economists, not assigning them authority.
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