Focus Question: How is a country's overall level of income, employment and prices determined by the individual spending and production decisions of households, firms, and government?
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Annual United States GDP growth from 1923 to 2009. |
- The amount of revenue created by individuals determines the size and scope of business in a country which includes level of employment.
- A country that is quite successful in terms of private business and household economy will be one that is able to employ more workers at a higher rate of pay.
- Governments and companies must spend money to be successful in their production and thus will create a better economy for said country.
- Gross Domestic Product is a mathematical way of determining a country's standard of living by measuring the production within a country.
- Gross National Product measures the productivity of all members of a society, whether they are working or not.
Robert F. Kennedy's statement about Gross National ProductMarch, 1968.
Classification of Countries by Income
"The World Distribution of Household Wealth"
World Poverty Map
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