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.

These days, every country want to have a growing

economy

as it is believed by some persons to as the only way to solve world

poverty

.

However

, others have the view that economic growth is causing us more harm than good as it destroys the environment. In

this

essay, I will discuss both views and give my opinion on

this

matter.

Firstly

, it has been observed that poor nations are countries with a sick

economy

. When the

economy

is not doing well, it results in a lack of money in circulation. There will be a limited amount of jobs which will

consequently

lead to

poverty

and death.

For example

, the main reason why people emigrate from

third

world countries to the so-called developed countries is that they want a better life for themselves and their families. They want a life where there will always be enough money to put food on the table and an opportunity to achieve their dreams.

This

can only happen in a country with a booming

economy

.

Secondly

, economies are growing at the expense of the environment. When economic growth is calculated, the resources that are taken from nature and how fast nature will regenerate them are not usually put into perspective. But the reality is that we are not producing goods in a sustainable way.

For instance

, how long will it take the planet earth to replace the trees, crude oil, gold, coal etc. we take from her?

In addition

, economic growth will

also

lead to the production of greenhouse gases and

consequently

global warming. In conclusion, we need a thriving

economy

to fight the war against

poverty

but at the current rate of consuming the resources of the earth, it will no longer be able to meet up with our demand. My view is that we need to fight

poverty

by investing in our

economy

in a more sustainable way. If

this

is not done, we will either die of hunger or of our environment.