Prompt
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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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues economic progress enables other progress vs. other progress matters equally; Band 9 distinguishes between developing economies (where growth funds basic services) and wealthy ones (where growth shows weak correlation with well-being), argues that optimal policy depends on development stage and distributional questions (who captures economic gains?), and challenges GDP as the primary metric of progress.
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