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 these views and give your own opinion.

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Economic goals have become one of the priority goals of many countries.
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, some people think that some other progress should be considered the same as economic development. I agree that economic expansion must be the main focus.
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, some authorities focus most of the country’s
budget
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on commerce and infrastructure.
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, in some countries, governments mainly focus on building roads and reducing the amount of money invested in farming.
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, citizens noticed the improvement and enhancement of the traffic and the transportation.
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, the quality of education increased with the rise of money invested in infrastructure, and many new schools have been built.
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, children have more chances to learn in modern, quality schools and especially at less cost.
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, citizens’ lives will be improved to get better quality. To improve other segments, governments must stabilize their country’s economy. Without
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, other segments will not have enough power to improve.
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, some countries spend more than half of their financial
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on the military, and other sectors only have a small amount of
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invested.
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, the economy of the country decreases leading to regress across all sectors and lower exports due to the authorities' miss planning. In conclusion, economics is a priority sector that leads to the development of a country. Without it, other sectors will not have enough
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to improve and advance.
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  • technological innovation
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