Many governments think that economic progress is their most important goal some people, however, think that other types of progress are equally important for a country. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

While economic

growth

is at the heart of the manifesto of some governments, many regular people as well as statesmen cast serious doubt on

this

stance saying that other types of

progress

are just the

significant

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most significant

. There are those States who hold the opinion that affecting economic

growth

is their

first

and foremost mission,

thus

putting every other state matter a

second

priority, if not a distant one.

such

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Such

approach to governance is predicated on the principle that with the abundance of wealth will come a plethora of

resources be

Accept comma addition

resources, be

it materialistic, educational, agricultural, environmental, HR etc. A different approach,

however

, maintains that real

progress

will not materialize unless and until a more across-the-board and all-around type of improvement begins. According to

this

wisely well-balanced viewpoint, economic

growth

is but a part of the real

progress

and is indubitably intertwined with every other aspect of governing the state, including politics, culture, religion, education, environment etc. To wit, a country beset with serious environmental issues will not take big strides in its development, since

such

issues

have proven

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prove

to imperil the everyday lives of people; water scarcity is a case in point which can affect agriculture and

therefore

even economy adversely. By the same token, environmental malpractice cannot be eradicated should enough awareness not be raised through quality education which in turn cannot be achieved in the absence of a nation who has achieved sufficient intellectual maturity to transcend near materialistic goals. In summary,

although

some governments may equate economic

growth

with real and irreversible

progress

, the fact remains that for a country to make real

progress

, they need to develop in every respect or else somewhere along the interrelated web of development, a weak link will throw a spanner into the wheel of improvement- an insight I hope the world will share collectively one day.