Economic growth brings both advantages and disadvantages. In which case would living standards be considered to have definitely risen?
- AAs countries became industrialised, economic growth led to a fall in hours worked, as well as a rise in real incomes.
- BChina had a huge rise in real GDP per head in the last 20 years but there was a decrease in air quality in urban areas.
- CEconomic growth in high-income countries has seen childhood obesity increase, but has also seen increased resources devoted to its treatment.
- DThe 1990s saw a significant rise in real GDP per head in the US with only a relatively small increase in the Gini coefficient during the same period.