China's Current Rate of GDP Growth Is Quite Rapid

question 33

Essay

China's current rate of GDP growth is quite rapid.Its current growth rate is probably three times that of the United States.However,the levels of pollution are much higher in China.Would you consider China to be better off than the United States given this information? Why or why not?

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