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To contemplate this question we must first address the accepted definitions of these terms. According to Alan Glanville, economic growth is defined as 'the increase in a country's output over time, that is an increase in its national income',1 whereas economic development is 'a much broader concept,' loosely defined as involving 'involving non-economic and quite often intangible improvements in standards of living'. Clearly, development is, in the economical sense of the word, normative. Although …

…calorie supply remained static, in contrast to other developing economics such as Mexico and Venezuela. Primary enrolment in school decreased and vast swathe of the population living in extreme poverty received little attention. Here we can see where although a country might have had economic growth, in terms of increased GDP and economic success, the actual standard of living incorporating factors such as life expectancy, poverty, literacy and access to basic necessities has remained untouched.