It Is Fair to Say That the Current Middle-Level Rankings

Multiple Choice

It is fair to say that the current middle-level rankings of Russia and the post-Soviet states on GDP per capita and the Human Development Index:

A) are holdovers from Soviet policies and emphases.
B) reflect the great strides made in the economies of these nations in the last decade.
C) outrank those of North America due to the Russian social welfare system.
D) are much higher in the post-Soviet states than in the Russian Federation.