In the first paragraph, the reference to simon kuznets mainly serves to

By mentioning Simon Kuznets, the creator of GDP (gross domestic product) statistic, commonly used nowadays by politicians, the media and the public to assess the performance of a country, it is D. strengthen the argument that the GDP does not adequately measure well-being.

populist movement, in u.s. history, politically oriented coalition of agrarian reformers in the middle west and south that advocated a wide range of economic and political legislation in the late 19th century. thus in 1892 their leaders organized the populist, or people's, party, and the farmers' alliances melted away.

the aztecs painted books and kept records