In order to receive a structural adjustment loan, a nation might have to do all of the following except . A. hold free elections B. reduce spending in health care and education C. increase the privatization of some industries D. increase tariffs Please select the best answer from the choices provided. A B C D

D. Increase Tariffs.

Explanation: Structural Adjustment Programs are programs/policies that a country must practice in order for them to qualify for World Bank or International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans, and also help then repay their outstanding debts to commercial banks and other governments.

Therefore to qualify for a structural adjustment loan, a nation must do the following:

- Hold free and fair elections

- Reduce social spending, also known as austerity measures

- Privatization of some industries

- Increase trade liberalization, or lifting trade bans between countries.

Therefore in order for a country to qualify for a structural adjustment loan, they must not increase tariffs.

d

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