Production and consumption in less-developed countries is affected by all of the following factors except __________.

Inadequate infrastructure, limited transportation, and war, conflict, and corruption can all disrupt production and make goods harder to distribute or obtain. Low birth rates are not typically a barrier to production and consumption in less-developed countries; these countries are more often associated with high birth rates. Therefore, the exception is “low birth rates.”

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