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 should stop. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Can economic

growth

bring tremendous benefits to

nation

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? Many

people

would utter a "yes" with no hesitation. Undeniably, there's some truth in the classic saying that " money makes the world go around" since supporters applaud the fact that economic progression, by and large, equates to the ability to eradicate underdevelopment and famine.

However

, opponents express deep concern about its detrimental influence on the earth and propose stopping the economic development. In my opinion, we should not pursue economic

growth

at the expense of environmental disruption. On the one hand, economic development plays an irreplaceable role in eliminating poverty and starvation. Just as Milton Friedman——a famous American economist——once said, "Historically nothing has worked better than economic

growth

in enabling societies to improve the life qualities of their members". Economic

growth

is the most effective way to pull

people

out of poverty and attain the goal of ample food.

This

is particularly noticeable in developing countries in the past few years. Take China

for example

. Since 1979, it has lifted over 450 million

people

out of poverty and successfully guaranteed that everyone was adequately fed. These achievements all resulted from the rapid economic

growth

from 1980 to 2010.

On the other hand

, economic

growth

does harm to our planet.

This

catastrophic destruction makes our planet suffer a lot. In Amazon Wild Forest,

people

cut down trees day and night in order to provide sufficient raw materials for the local paper mills.

This

crazy behaviour brought about fateful consequences: the dramatic decline in the number of trees.

As a result

, the loss of trees allowed for flooding, soil erosion, higher temperatures, and desertification to occur more rapidly and exponentially. In my opinion, I believe that economic development can really bring about the opportunities to embark on a more satisfying life.

However

, we shouldn't merely focus on its positive effects and become oblivious of the fact that extreme pursuit may exert an irretrievable impact on our planet.