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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. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The topic of economic
progress
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 is
one
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 of the most controversial and debated in almost every
country
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.
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 some
governments
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 believe that economic development is very important,
people
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 believe there are many other developments that can help a
country
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 to
progress
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 as much as the economic
one
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.
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progress
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 is
one
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 of the most controversial and debated in almost every
country
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.
While
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 some
governments
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 believe that economic development is very important,
people
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 believe there are many other developments that can help a
country
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 to
progress
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 as much as the economic
one
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.
This
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 essay will discuss both sides of the argument in depth and argue in favour of the latter.
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, some
people
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 do not think that the most important
progress
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 is the economy, but they consider
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 different types of
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 as important, like tourism or technological development or the educational system that contributes equally to the welfare of a
country
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. Investing in tourism brings a wide amount of money,
people
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 travel and when they are abroad, they want to visit as much as possible, and necessarily they spend on attractions or on restaurants, feeding the economy of the
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 through tourism, in a parallel way.
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 the educational system represents another big piece in parallel with the economic
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, if a
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 does not invest in the young population, they escape to other States and only a little number will return back because if there is not a good scholastic system, find a satisfying career is
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 impossible. For these reasons, there are some
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the view that considers only important economic
progress
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. As far as I am concerned, I believe that the economy is not the most important factor to consider, because there are other parallel developments that can help a State to increase the economic flow, and if they are focused only on
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, they lose at the start. In conclusion, should
Governments
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 consider only economic
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? Many States use
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 approach, and some
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 believe
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 deal considering two sides of the debate and discussed the various reasons why
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 sometimes think differently from some
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 adding my point of view.
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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
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