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Here is my answer for urbanization question of today . Your precious reviews are awaited .
Hello @LuV, In the spirit of discussion, given the topic, in this case, I'll recommend you to skip the definition of urbanization as the question is asking to discuss the impact of urbanization whereby the understanding of definition of the term must be implicit. Therefore, you will more space to deal with the crux of the matter.
OK SO HERE IT IS FOR TODAY : While economic growth is a boon for enhancing living conditions, its reach depends greatly on what we do with the fruits of growth. Comment(250 Words)
Economic growth is a narrower concept which is related with the increase in GDP of a country in a year however it does not take into account the well-being of people. It is true that for economic development, economic boon or growth is prerequisite but it also depend on the supplementation. GNP or GDP is not invariably a good predictor of valuable features of our life like standard of living, education etc. Economic growth generate resources for the government to spend on its priorities and these priorities decide the well-being of people. There are various countries where government used their resources to improve well-being of their people by spending it on social sector. It is true that in India expenditure on social sector has certainly gone up in last 1-2 decades but we are still lagging behind in comparison to other emerging economies like china. Expenditure on health sector in china in relative terms is twice than India while in GDP value it is 5 times more as china has her per capita income than India. China has impressive social sector parameter like infant mortality rate in china is 17 per thousand per year while for India it is 50, percentage of DPT immunized children is 97 while 66 for India. Low spending on social sector force people to rely on costly private service, leaving less in their hand to spend on improving living of standard. The central point is that economic growth is essential for improving living standards of people but its reach depend on where government choose to spend it fruits. Economic growth properly supplemented has huge potential in making things better for people.
Indian Economy in recent few years has been able to achieve impressive growth figures. With economic growth I refer to an increase in country’s real level of national output. The growth in economy is by an increase in the quality of resources and improvement in the technology or an increase in the value of goods and services. The GDP of the economy had touched 8% in 2008. One good thing about the economic growth is that the government generates greater resources to be spent on priorities. But for an economic development along with economic growth the increased resources need to be spent on human capital development. A true indicator of economic development is Human Development Index. According to which India stands way behind its neighbours. The life expectancy in India was reported to be just 64.4 years where as in china it stands at 73.5 yrs while the adult literacy rate in India is just 65% and that of china is 94%. These number are upsetting but the reality is that the public expenditure in social sector has gone up but it is not as good as our closest competitor China. Public expenditure for health and nutrition, education etc would not only develop human capital but it will also lead developing a better living conditions. One result of the relatively low allocation to public health care in India is the development of a remarkable reliance of many poor people across the country on private doctors, many of whom have little medical training, if any. There is very definitive evidence of a combination of quackery and crookery in the premature privatisation of basic health care. This is the result not only of shameful exploitation, but ultimately of the sheer unavailability of public health care in many localities around India. There are large numbers of people for whom growth alone does just fine, since they are already privileged and need no social assistance. Economic growth only adds to their economic and social opportunities. But the grass certainly is not greener on the other side. The media displays the riches of one section but the atrocities of the other sections are not being answered effectively. “while economic growth is an important boon for enhancing living conditions, its reach depends greatly on what we do with the fruits of growth” rightly points it out that the economic growth needs to be properly supplemented so that it can be a huge contributor to making things better for people, and it is extremely important to understand the relevance and role of growth with clarity. The social inequality if tackled in a better way, the fruits of our economic growth will be enjoyed by every sect.
Here is my answer, though i posted it earlier as well.
As @Nasela_Batman said that we should write impromptu answers which means we should write answers with no prior preparation or consulting some source but my doubt is that if one knows nothing or only part of a topic mentioned in the question then wouldnt the answer be a half-baked one with no substance in it !!!
On the other hand if one is free to consult any resource available to him/her than he/she can write a well-balanced answer which can be referred later on.Also everyone has a different way of analysing a topic or source for an answer so even if we take help of net or books our answers will differ .
As i am a newbie i still havent read each and everything so if i write impromptu answers to the above questions they will be quite immature .
My method of framing answers to the above questions is like this,
I think about the topic ,analyse it and write anything that comes to mind (which is generally not much) and then i take help of other resources.
I feel short of ideas about a topic.Does it happens to everybody at this stage ?Maybe i have not completed my syllabus so thats why i feel short of ideas !! Also if i wait till i know everything then it might be too late as preparation will never be perfect and there will never be a perfect time or moment to start answering practice .
Or is it time for me to stop answer writing practice altogether .
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In the spirit of discussion, given the topic, in this case, I'll recommend you to skip the definition of urbanization as the question is asking to discuss the impact of urbanization whereby the understanding of definition of the term must be implicit. Therefore, you will more space to deal with the crux of the matter.
Thanks .
Only that will keep this thread alive and running .
I am posting a question for today :
While economic growth is a boon for enhancing living conditions, its reach depends greatly on what we do with the fruits of growth. Comment(250 Words)
While economic growth is a boon for enhancing living conditions, its reach depends greatly on what we do with the fruits of growth. Comment(250 Words)
Economic growth is a narrower concept which is related with the increase in GDP of a country in a year however it does not take into account the well-being of people. It is true that for economic development, economic boon or growth is prerequisite but it also depend on the supplementation. GNP or GDP is not invariably a good predictor of valuable features of our life like standard of living, education etc.
Economic growth generate resources for the government to spend on its priorities and these priorities decide the well-being of people. There are various countries where government used their resources to improve well-being of their people by spending it on social sector. It is true that in India expenditure on social sector has certainly gone up in last 1-2 decades but we are still lagging behind in comparison to other emerging economies like china. Expenditure on health sector in china in relative terms is twice than India while in GDP value it is 5 times more as china has her per capita income than India. China has impressive social sector parameter like infant mortality rate in china is 17 per thousand per year while for India it is 50, percentage of DPT immunized children is 97 while 66 for India. Low spending on social sector force people to rely on costly private service, leaving less in their hand to spend on improving living of standard.
The central point is that economic growth is essential for improving living standards of people but its reach depend on where government choose to spend it fruits. Economic growth properly supplemented has huge potential in making things better for people.
Here is my answer, though i posted it earlier as well.
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As @Nasela_Batman said that we should write impromptu answers which means we should write answers with no prior preparation or consulting some source but my doubt is that if one knows nothing or only part of a topic mentioned in the question then wouldnt the answer be a half-baked one with no substance in it !!!
On the other hand if one is free to consult any resource available to him/her than he/she can write a well-balanced answer which can be referred later on.Also everyone has a different way of analysing a topic or source for an answer so even if we take help of net or books our answers will differ .
As i am a newbie i still havent read each and everything so if i write impromptu answers to the above questions they will be quite immature .
My method of framing answers to the above questions is like this,
I think about the topic ,analyse it and write anything that comes to mind (which is generally not much) and then i take help of other resources.
I feel short of ideas about a topic.Does it happens to everybody at this stage ?Maybe i have not completed my syllabus so thats why i feel short of ideas !!
Also if i wait till i know everything then it might be too late as preparation will never be perfect and there will never be a perfect time or moment to start answering practice .
Or is it time for me to stop answer writing practice altogether .
Kindly clear the air !!