GDP is important because it is a leading indicator of a country's economic health. It gives economists an idea of the nation's financial viability. <span>The GDP calculates the economic value of all produced goods and services generated by the country. Keeping track of it you would know or maybe predict the future trends of the economy of a country. Hope this answers the question.</span>
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Indeed, for historical reasons African Americans have a different public and political opinion than whites. People of African descent have historically suffered economic, social, cultural and political discrimination and relegation since the abolition of slavery after the Civil War, generally obtaining less recognition and benefits from the government than the white majority in the country. For this reason, African Americans have evolved in their thinking towards positions of progressive tint, supporting mostly the Democratic Party and the liberal, inclusive and less conservative ideologies.
The large Russian population in the 19th century remained primarily rural, not moving to cities. Most of the rural population were former serfs who continued to work at agriculture in old world ways.
Between 1850 and 1900, Russia's population doubled but remained mainly rural. And that rural population operated mostly in small, peasant farm fashion. There wasn't the same acceleration toward urbanization seen in nations that were industrializing more rapidly. Russia's autocratic government under the tsars was also not ready for the sort of progress needed for industrialization.