Economic growth, as a yardstick of development, is fraught with problems because

a. there are no precise indicators of economic growth
b. per capita income, used to measure economic growth, obscures income inequalities and value of non-monetary activities
c. it discounts the role of private enterprise
d. it is subject to manipulation by Western countries


b. per capita income, used to measure economic growth, obscures income inequalities and value of non-monetary activities

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