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Charlie

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According to Boserup, the adoption of more intensive modes of production
 
  a. is likely to lead to an improvement in living standards
  b. is likely to occur when people suffer a significant drop in their standard of living as a result of population growth
  c. is likely to lead to a resumption of earlier living standards
  d. a and b
  e. a and c

Question 2

Ester Boserup has proposed that people
 
  a. have no inherent desire to advance their technology
  b. generally prefer to make a living by the simplest and easiest means available
  c. will not switch to more intensive (i.e., more time-and-energy-consuming)
  technologies unless compelled by specific social or environmental conditions
  d. all of these



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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