ambrosia, a small country in the mediterranean region, has an agriculture-based economy. in recent years, a decline in global trade barriers has led to a massive increase in agricultural production in ambrosia. the government of ambrosia has claimed that this expansion has increased the country's gdp and also improved the overall welfare of its people by increasing employment opportunities. however, critics of the government have claimed that this expansion has actually made the people of ambrosia worse off. which of the following, if true, would support the critics' argument?
a. the expansion was made possible by an expansion of pesticide use that has damaged the natural environment. b. the prices of inputs used in the production of agricultural products have declinedc. the agricultural market in ambrosia faces limited competition from the producers in other countries. d. domestic demand for agricultural products is relatively low in comparison to worldwide demand. e. increased agricultural production accounted for most of the increase in gdp.

The correct answer is option a.

Explanation:

Ambrosia has an agriculture-based economy. A decline in global trade barriers has led to a massive increase in agricultural production in Ambrosia. The government of Ambrosia has claimed that this expansion has increased the country's GDP and also improved the overall welfare of its people by increasing employment opportunities.

But the government's claims have been criticized by stating that economic expansion has actually reduced welfare. This may be true if pesticides were used to increase the production of agricultural goods. use of pesticides will harm the environment which will reduce social welfare in the economy.

But this adverse effect of the use of pesticides is not included in GDP, so an increase in GDP does not imply an increase in overall welfare.

being born in poverty would limit the people's chances, opportunities and benefits.

this happen because of several things, such as:

- poor people tend to gain less access to good education and nutrition. this mean that their chance to obtain high paying jobs would also be limited.

- poor people tend to socialize with other poor people while the rich tend to socialize with other rich people. this means that simply throguh their social circle, rich people would have more business opportunities compared to the poor people.

- rich people tend to have more capital in their disposal. this would benefit them in business since it is far easier for them to fund their business operation compared to poor people.