Economic growth is different from economic development because economic growth

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks how economic growth differs from economic development, so we need the feature that belongs to growth alone.

Step 2: Explain the concepts

• Economic growth is a quantitative increase in an economy's output, usually measured by the rise in real GDP or GNP over time. It describes expansion in size only.
• Economic development is broader. It includes growth plus qualitative changes: better living standards, health, education, income distribution, and improved institutions and technology.

So growth is about expansion (more output), while development is about expansion and structural or social change.

Step 3: Evaluate the options

• A. Describes expansion and changes: This describes development, which covers both. Growth does not capture the changes.
• B. Is measurable but not objective: Growth is measured with statistics like GDP, so it is both measurable and objective. This is wrong.
• C. Describes expansion and not change: Growth refers only to the increase in output, without the qualitative or structural changes. This fits.
• D. Is not measurable but objective: Growth is measurable, so this is wrong.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is C.

Tip: Remember that growth = quantity (more output, measurable) and development = quantity + quality (growth plus changes in people's lives). When JAMB asks how growth differs from development, look for the option that says growth lacks the "change" or "quality" aspect.