Brazil's per capita income growth rate was –0.7 percent for the years 1985–1995 . This means
a. Brazil's population growth was negative
b. Brazil is not a less-developed country
c. people in Brazil became poorer because per capita income fell 0.7 percent each year
d. people in Brazil became richer as per capita incomes rose 0.7 percent each year
e. income grew only slightly faster in Brazil than its population
C
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