Some people say that economic growth is the only way to end world poverty and hunger.  Others say that economic growth is damaging the environment and must stop now. Discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion.

There is apparent controversy on the economic development, while many believe that in order to overcome

poverty

and

hunger

, progress in the economy is needed; others affirm that the damages that economic

growth

inflicts into the environment cannot be compensated and the economic

growth

should be withheld as soon as possible.

Although

both sides have a rationale for their suggestions, I personally believe that environmental friendly economy would be the solution. On the one hand, the proponents of economic

growth

indicate that

growth

in Gross Domestic Products (GDP), as the presentation of economic

growth

, is directly correlated with the country’s well-fair status. Provided that the distribution of the wealth is equitable, the more the per capita income is , the better the quality of life in a country is.

In addition

, economic

growth

means that more people have reliable jobs and a wage which prohibits

poverty

and

hunger

.

For instance

, the unemployment rate in developed countries is consistently lower than poor countries which is the direct effect of economic

growth

.

On the other hand

, opponents of economic

growth

stress that in order to propel the economy, the environment should be sacrificed.

Firstly

, economic improvement depletes natural resources by using raw materials for production.

For example

, deforestation is the consequence of manufacturing wood-wares.

Secondly

, another adversary of economic

growth

is environmental pollution. The higher economic

growth

is , the more energy consumption leads to more the pollution,

such

as China which produces most CO2 of the world as it produces the most product rate and has the highest economic

growth

. To summarize, I personally believe that it is impossible and unethical to stop economic

growth

which worsens the

poverty

and

hunger

especially in developing world,

instead

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of

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a conscious use of natural resources and adhering to green energy production are the best ways to relieve

hunger

and

poverty

, while the environment is preserved. It is suggested that developing countries find the most environmentally friendly ways for their economic

growth

.