Project—— The real meaning of GDP I. Background Since 1985‚ when the State Council of China approved to establish a System of National Accounting (SNA)‚ using the gross domestic product (GDP) to measure the national economy‚ more and more people are getting familiar to this word. We must have heard about it for countless times. At the end of 2010‚ China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second biggest economy in terms of GDP‚ which has drawn attention all around the world and has made Chinese
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discuss detail about countries with their GDP per capita and population growth. An economist like Robert Solow believes that if population increasing then the output will be decreasing. The question is do every countries that decline in population growth is richer than countries that still have higher population growth? Therefore‚ here we start to examine the famous theory of Robert Solow‚ Solow model. Is it always right or it only applied for several countries? GDP per capita represent income per person
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GDP vs GNP GDP can be contrasted with gross national product (GNP) or gross national income (GNI). The difference is that GDP defines its scope according to location‚ while GNP defines its scope according to ownership. In a global context‚ world GDP and world GNP are therefore equivalent terms. GDP is product produced within a country’s borders; GNP is product produced by enterprises owned by a country’s citizens. The two would be the same if all of the productive enterprises in a country were
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of Cuba is over 11.072 million (July 2012 est.). Communist party of Cuba (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Cuba‚ PCC) is the only one and legal party in this country. In addition‚ any politics activity is not by PCC will be punished by government. The GDP of Cuba is $114.1 billion (2011 est.). Corroding to the The World Factbook (2012)‚ the United States of America‚ which also called the U.S.‚ the United States‚ the USA‚ America‚ and the States‚ is a federal constitution republic comprising fifty states
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GDP growth in China 1952-2009 Sharp increase in GDP during the reform period GDP has risen from Rmb362.4 billion in 1978‚ at the start of the reform period‚ to Rmb30 trillion in 2008 (both figures at current prices). Structural change in the Chinese economy during the reform period The share of primary industry in GDP has fallen from 28% in 1978‚ at the beginning of the reform period‚ to 11% in 2008. This fall occurred because agricultural output grew more slowly than output of other
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INDUSTRIES AND SERVICE SECTORTO GDP IN BANGLADESH FROM LATE 1950 TO TILL NOW Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country’s standard living. Economy of Bangladesh is composed of three main sectors 1) Agriculture‚ 2) Industry‚ 3) Service. Sector Wise GDP change in percentage: Year | Sector Wise GDP Change in percentage | | Agriculture
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GDP – A Gross Deception Capitalism concentrates on production of wealth more than distribution of wealth to satisfy the needs‚ which is secondary in their view. Therefore‚ the capitalist economic system has one aim‚ which is to increase the country’s wealth as a whole‚ and it works to arrive at the highest possible level of production. It considers that the achievement of the highest possible level of welfare for the members of society will come as a result of increasing the national income by
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evaluated by the measure of GDP‚ level of inflation‚ net exports and fiscal balance. Evaluation by using the GDP as an indicator would be relevant as it reflects the total national economic activity and the level of wealth of the society. GDP per capita is adjusted for the size of the economy in terms differences in price levels and also population of the country. There are many factors that would affect the standard of living in a country. Some that cannot be measured by the GDP and some that can be directly
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marginalized and dissatisfied. In 1971‚ East Bengal separated from Pakistan and was renamed Bangladesh. Ever since‚ economic development has been very slow‚ hampered by political turmoil. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with nominal GDP per head of only USD 1‚483 and 36% of the population living below the poverty line of USD 1 per day. The low level of human development is also reflected in the UN’s human development index‚ which ranks Bangladesh 146th out of 182 countries. Economic
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Journal of Economic Literature 2009‚ 47:4‚ 1029–1075 http:www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jel.47.4.1029 Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare Marc Fleurbaey* This paper critically examines the various approaches to the measurement of individual well-being and social welfare that have been considered for the construction of alternatives to GDP. Special attention is devoted to recent developments in the analysis of sustainability‚ in the study of happiness‚ in the theory
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