Question

The benefits of economic growth have not trickled down to the poor due to which of the following reasons?

Options

• The overall growth rate of industry and agriculture was quite low.

• Population growth made per capita income rise at further low levels.

• The gap between the rich and the poor widened.

• All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Explanation:

Because of the following factors, the advantages of economic progress have not reached the poor:

1. Industry and agriculture grew at a rather slow pace overall.
2. As a result of population expansion, per capita income has risen to even lower levels.
3. The gap between affluent and poor grew wider.
4. There was a dearth of political desire to redistribute land and an incapacity to do so.