In a developing nation people start to obtain good jobs Then inflation cuts their income the people begin to feel_________________?
Correct answer: B. a failure of rising expectations
- A. relative deprivation
- B. a failure of rising expectations
- C. euphoria
- D. depression
Explanation
When improving expectations are followed by inflation and declining real income, people experience a failure of rising expectations. Relative deprivation is a broader feeling of being worse off compared with others, but the sequence described points more specifically to this concept.
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