Question 34
Economic Growth and DevelopmentEconomic growth specifically refers to the
- A.reliance on imported goods in preference to home-made goods
- B.sustained increase in the output of goods and services per head
- C.changes in technical and institutional arrangements of the economy
- D.continued increase in the depletion of a country's natural resources
- E.increase in the total number of people in the economy
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: B (sustained increase in the output of goods and services per head)
Explanation
Economic growth is a sustained rise in real output (GDP) per head.