Wzrost gospodarczy a rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy w Chinach

The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of economic growth on socio-economic development in China. The secondary objective is to answer the question whether economic growth can be associated with the increase of poverty in the society. To achieve the objectives there was used the analysis of social welfare indicators such as: the level of poverty in the society, the GDP per capita, inflation level and access to particular goods and services in the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India. The paper describes differences between economic growth and socio-economic development. The analysis of mentioned indicators has allowed to determine how fast the prosperity in China develops, and has answered the question posed as a secondary aim, i.e. economic growth in India is unfortuanely accompanied by the increased poverty of the population.