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From economic development perspective, \"leapfrogging\" refers to the tendency f

ID: 2439446 • Letter: F

Question

From economic development perspective, "leapfrogging" refers to

   the tendency for a country's output per capita to catch up to, and then exceed, that of another country.


   the typical irregular pattern of growth: rapid in some decades, and almost non-existent in others.


   "one-upsmanship" by politicians who use growth statistics to help win elections.


   the increased likelihood that a country with very high growth will have a recession, during which some other country will have the highest growth rate.

Explanation / Answer

Correct option is (2).

From a development perspective, leapfrogging refers to an erratic and irregular development pattern where some decades experience rapid growth, but some other periods show zero or minimal growth rate.