Economic growth
経済成長とは
refers broadly to an increase
大まかには増加のことを指す
in wealth
富における
over a certain period of time.
ある一定期間にわたる
経済成長とは大まかには、ある一定期間の富の増加を指す。
growth 成長
refer to ～のことを指す
broadly 広く
in ～における
⇒increase in 「～における増加→～の増加」
Economic growth refers broadly to an increase in wealth over a certain period of time.
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Even though gross national product, GNP,
国民総生産、つまりGNPは～だけれども
is a widely used measure,
広く使われている基準である
there are those
人々がいる
{who argue
主張する
that it is not the most appropriate}.
それが最も適切なものではないと
国民総生産、つまりGNPは広く使われている基準だが、それが最も適切なものではないと主張する人たちもいる。
even though ～だけれども
measure 指標
argue 議論する、主張する
appropriate 適切な
Even though gross national product, GNP, is a widely used measure, there are those who argue that it is not the most appropriate.
A.
However,
しかし
there are some differences of opinion
意見の相違がいくつかみられる
among these specialists.
こうした専門家の間で
しかし、こうした専門家の間でも意見の相違がいくつかみられる。
However, there are some differences of opinion among these specialists.
B.
Economists generally agree
経済学者は一般に意見が一致している
on <what influences economic growth>.
何が経済成長に影響を及ぼすかという点で
経済学者は一般に、何が経済成長に影響を及ぼすかという点では意見が一致している。
Economists generally agree on what influences economic growth.
C.
They disagree, for example,
たとえば、彼らの意見は一致していない
about <how they should measure economic growth>.
経済成長をどのようにして測るべきかについて
たとえば、経済成長をどのようにして測るべきかについては意見は一致していない。
They disagree, for example, about how they should measure economic growth.
Economic growth refers broadly to an increase in wealth over a certain period of time. [ 29 ] Even though gross national product, GNP, is a widely used measure, there are those who argue that it is not the most appropriate.
A. However, there are some differences of opinion among these specialists.
B. Economists generally agree on what influences economic growth.
C. They disagree, for example, about how they should measure economic growth.
Economic growth refers broadly to an increase in wealth over a certain period of time. Economists generally agree on what influences economic growth. However, there are some differences of opinion among these specialists. They disagree, for example, about how they should measure economic growth. Even though gross national product, GNP, is a widely used measure, there are those who argue that it is not the most appropriate.
