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IELTS Essay: Many countries aim to improve living standard by economic development, but so...

Prompt

Many countries aim to improve living standard by economic development, but some important social values are lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?

#economic_development#cultural_loss#modernization#social_values#tradeoff_analysis

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 weighs living standards against cultural loss; Band 9 explains that development often correlates with culture change but not necessarily loss, and discusses selective preservation.

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Key concepts in this essay

modernization_theory
cultural_erosion
quality_of_life_measures
healthcare_and_education_gains
identity_and_tradition

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Romanticizing traditional values without discussing health/infant mortality costs
Assuming economic development inevitably erodes culture without discussing adaptation
Failing to distinguish reversible cultural changes from losses

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