Dyan Berry
July 7, 2019
POL 141
Economic Comparison
Economy commonly serves as a standard criterion when comparing countries. Karl Marx
theorized that all other factors within a society derive from the economy, or in simpler terms, the
way by which we obtain goods and/or services. While some may not agree with this stance, none
will question the importance of this measure. There are many indicators of the economic well-
being of a country including poverty, gross domestic product (GDP), distribution of wealth, and
international trade. There are also characteristics of economy that are purely descriptive, but can
