Technology has widened the gap between rich and poor countries for which of the following reasons? Technology has widened the gap between rich and poor countries for which of the following reasons? Technological innovations have had the largest productivity gains in the agricultural and primary commodity industries. Most of the recent technological innovations have been labor saving innovations complementary to high levels of capital. International organizations like the IMF and World Bank insist that developing countries limit their use of technology to maintain their cultural heritage. Poor countries do not have access to the technology used in rich countries