Use the table comparing two countries to answer the question. image 9aa170be6b2c499ab93845de1c391bbf

Which country is better positioned to achieve rapid economic growth? Why?

A
Country 1 is better positioned to achieve rapid economic growth because it has a market economy and its economy’s dependence on supply and demand increases its economic efficiency.

B
Country 2 is better positioned to achieve rapid economic growth because it has a market economy and its economy’s dependence on supply and demand increases its economic efficiency.

C
Country 2 is better positioned to achieve rapid economic growth because it has a command economy and its government can direct the country's resources toward economic development.

D
Country 1 is better positioned to achieve rapid economic growth because it has a command economy and its government can direct the country's resources toward economic development.

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.