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Define Gross Domestic Product and explain one reason why it is an incomplete measure of national wealth in the United States.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders during a given period (usually a year).
One reason GDP is an incomplete measure of national wealth is that it ignores depletion and degradation of natural resources and the environment. GDP counts economic activity (for example, logging, mining, or oil extraction) as a positive contribution even when that activity reduces a country’s stock of natural capital or causes pollution that lowers future well‑being; thus GDP can rise while true national wealth falls.
One reason GDP is an incomplete measure of national wealth is that it ignores depletion and degradation of natural resources and the environment. GDP counts economic activity (for example, logging, mining, or oil extraction) as a positive contribution even when that activity reduces a country’s stock of natural capital or causes pollution that lowers future well‑being; thus GDP can rise while true national wealth falls.
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