some people say that economic growth is the only way to end hunger and poverty, while others say that economic growth is damaging the environment so it must be stopped. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

A certain number of individuals feel that the only way the government can successfully tackle the rate of famine and

poverty

is by improving the

growth

of the

economy

,

on the other hand

others believe

this

growth

is having a detrimental effect in the society and

as a result

should be shut down. In my

opinion

, despite the harmful effects of economic

growth

, I believe that growing the

economy

by building infrastructures will create jobs which will end the problems.

To begin

with, one of the main causes of why people are poor and cannot afford daily meals is because they are unemployed. If the government should focus more energy and money into the development of infrastructures

such

as the building of hospitals, airports, train stations and sanitary systems, these will create thousands of jobs for people,

thus

ending the hungry strike and

poverty

among their citizens.

For instance

, Togo that was previously one of the poorest countries in the world, with 30 % of its population living in

poverty

, is now the

second

blooming

economy

in Africa after their new president invested the 1 trillion dollars they borrowed from the World Bank into infrastructure.

However

, other people feel that the ill effects of economic

growth

should not be over looked particularly in regards to pollution and overpopulation that might result from

this

growth

. They are of the

opinion

that people will tend to move to areas where infrastructures are being built which will lead to more diseases from being overpopulated.

Additionally

, they are concerned that the crime rate will

also

go on in areas like train stations and airport at night because of the lack of sophisticated police force. In my

opinion

, I disagree with

this

notion as there have been examples of countries that have undergone rapid development without problems

such

as air pollution, overpopulation and increase in criminal activity. To conclude, quite a decent number of people believe the key to eradicating

poverty

is for the government to develop the

economy

, while others are more worried about the drawbacks associated with economic

growth

and should

therefore

be stopped. In my candid

opinion

, I agree with the notion that an improvement in the

economy

is the most effective way to end

poverty

,

moreover

a better planning prior to the development of the

economy

will negate any possible drawback.