6.21 COUNTRY SUCCESS
Should the success of a country be measured in terms of the standard of
living of its people or in terms of its economic development? State your
opinion.
Note: The words in parentheses are more advanced alternatives.
INTRODUCTION
Different governments have different priorities when determining whether the
country involved is a success or not.
In this essay, I will look at these
differences by referring to first-world and third-world countries. (32 words)
BODY
First, one would normally (instinctively) think that economic development in
a country automatically means that its people enjoy a high standard of living.
Unfortunately, this situation (scenario) is not found all over the world.
Second, most first-world countries regard the improvement in the standard of
living of their people as their highest (top) priority.
They are not obsessed
with producing impressive (flamboyant) technological projects and schemes.
Most western European countries, for example,
are spending large
(substantial) parts of their national budgets on the subsidization of social
services like medical aid and pension funds.
Lastly,
many developing countries, or third-world countries,
place a higher
priority on economic and technological development than on the
improvement of the standard of living of their people. For example, because
of the massive income gained
from the sale of crude oil, some Arab and
African countries have been able to develop
impressive technological
projects and glamorous cities. However, large parts (segments) of their
populations continue to live in miserable poverty. Other countries are known
to spend massive amounts on developing nuclear weapons while the greatest
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