The relationship between formal
education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by
economists and politicians alike. Progress in both areas is undoubtedly
necessary for the social, political and intellectual development of these and
all other societies; however, the conventional view that education should be one
of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor
countries is wrong. We are fortunate that it is, because building new
educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve
economic performance would require two or three generations. The findings of a
research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can
be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result,
radically higher standards of living. Iron A. is subject to groundless doubts B. has fallen victim of bias C. is conventionally downgraded D. has been overestimated [单项选择]
{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}} The relationship between the home and market economies has gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of transferring some production processes (e. g. cloth-making, sewing and canning foods) from the home to the marketplace. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the processes were laborious and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon, the more important second stage was evident-the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e. g. electricity and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the question of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant. If the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to A. it was a necessary step in the process of industrialization B. they depended on electricity available only to the market economy C. it was troublesome to produce such goods in the home D. the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes [简答题] relationship between the
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