首页
登录
职称英语
The differences in living standards around the world are vast In 1993, the a
The differences in living standards around the world are vast In 1993, the a
游客
2025-03-26
40
管理
问题
The differences in living standards around the world are vast In 1993, the average American had an income of about $25,000. In the same year, the average Mexican earned $7,000, and the average Nigerian earned. $1,500. Not surprisingly, this large variation in average income is reflected in various measures of the quality of life. Changes in living standards over time are also large. In the United States, incomes have historically grown about 2 percent per year (after adjusting for changes in the cost of living). At this rate, average income doubles every 35 years. In some countries, economic growth has been even more rapid. In Japan, for instance, average income has doubled in the past 20 years, and in South Korea it has doubled in the past 10 years.
What explains these large differences in living standards among countries and over time? The answer is surprisingly simple. Almost all variation in living standards is attributable to differences in countries’ productivity—hat is, the amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker’s time. In nations where workers can produce a large quantity of goods and services per unit of time, most people enjoy a high standard of living; in nations where workers are less productive, most people must endure a more meager existence. Similarly, the growth rate of a nation’s productivity determines the growth rate of its average income.
The fundamental relationship between productivity and living standards is simple, but its implications are far-reaching. If productivity is the primary determinant of living standards, other explanations must be of secondary importance. For example, people might think that labor unions or minimum-wage laws contributed to the rise in living standards of American workers over the past century. Yet the real hero of American workers is their rising productivity.
The relationship between productivity and living standards also has great implications for public policy. When thinking about how any policy will affect living standards, the key question is how it will affect our ability to produce goods and services. To improve living standards, policymakers need to raise productivity by ensuring that workers are well educated, have the tools needed to produce goods and services, and have access to the best available technology.
选项
A、Mexico.
B、The United States.
C、Japan.
D、South Korea.
答案
D
解析
细节题。答案在文章首段的末尾:“At this rate,average income doubles every 35 years, In some countries,economic growth has been even more rapid.In Japan,for instance, average income has doubled in the past 20 years,and in South Korea it has doubled in the past 10 years.”。文章先提到在美国,人均收入每35年翻一番,接着指出在—些国家,经济增长速度更快,可见经济增长速度与人均收入增长是成正比的,即人均收入增长越快,就说明经济增长速度越快。根据后面的例子,日本人均收入20年翻一番,而韩国则只需10年,由此可推知,South Korea的经济增长速度最快。
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4013228.html
相关试题推荐
【B1】[br]【B3】A、signsB、featuresC、differencesD、practicesC前面一句刚提到成人教育与儿童教育有一些不
ThedifferencesinlivingstandardsaroundtheworldarevastIn1993,thea
Inrecentyears,therehasbeena______increaseinthecostofliving.A、powerf
【B1】[br]【B8】A、exceptionsB、samenessC、differencesD、divisionsCdifferences意为“不
TherearespectaculardifferencesbetweenfinancialmarketsontheContinent
Hegradually______thathiswifewasrightandhehadtochangehiswayofliving
Thisambitiousproject,______scoresoforganizationsaroundtheworld,willta
Withunemploymentrisingandhousingcostsstillhigh,citiesaroundthecou
Withunemploymentrisingandhousingcostsstillhigh,citiesaroundthecou
Acompleteinvestigationintotheaccidentshouldleadtoimprovedstandardsand
随机试题
Questions16-22•Lookatthenotesonhowtosucceedinajobinterview.•Some
Hehadbeen______toappearincourtonchargesofincitementoflawbreaking.A、il
Peoplearemorelikelytomakeapurchase______.[br][originaltext]W:Ijust
Ibelievewhathehaswrittenis______whatyouhaveimagined.A、sogoodorbett
[originaltext]Membersoftheworkingclasshaveblue-collarjobs.Theyare
计算机操作中,导致IT系统服务中断的各类数据库故障属于( )。A.人为操作故障
基金管理人合规管理的具体内容不包括( )。A.审核各业务部门对外签订的合同,控
某高层住宅,采用筏板基础,基底尺寸为21m×30m,地基基础设计等级为乙级。地基
对于工期一年以上,工程内容和技术经济指标规定的非常明确的建安工程项目,宜采用()
某风力发电场,一期装设单机容量1800kW的风力发电机组27台,每台经箱式变升压
最新回复
(
0
)