Is GDP a good measure of economic progress?* Olivier Vaury (École Normale Supérieure‚ Paris) Every year‚ or even every quarter‚ economic growth figures are anticipated and scrutinised to assess the economic health of a country. In spite of abundant commentary in the media by politicians and economists‚ the very notion of economic growth remains elusive: who really knows what it really measures ? Yet the level of GDP (or GDP growth) is probably the most widely used indicator for piloting economic
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“Marriage is no longer relevant in today’s world” Do you agree? Stand: (-) Topic Sentence: Marriage is no longer relevant to women in the modern societies in the economic benefits aspect as they are financially independent. Reasoning: In less developed countries‚ the family of a bride gains in property and assets when she gets married. In addition‚ women in these countries are limited in terms of opportunities in the sphere of employment. Hence marriage is the only way for these women to be financially
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meaning in Ancient Greece‚ where it literally means "the good death". Euthanasia also known as mercy killing In other words‚ it is the act of killing someone who has a painful deadly disease. In fact‚ euthanasia is a very controversial subject. Some people argue that it is a solution for patients who are terminally ill. However‚ I totally disagree with this kind of solution because there is a point of living‚ you live to die that’s true‚ but you also die to live. Jack Kevorkian invented the suicide
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“Free trade is a necessary evil”. How far do you agree? Free trade is a branch of economics that proclaims freedom of trade and non-intervention of government in private entrepreneurship. Its main feature is absence of “trade-distorting policies” which reduce imports. The effectiveness of free trade and should countries adopt it to boost economic growth has been a debate since 18th century‚ after Adam Smith wrote his book “The Wealth of Nations”. There he outlined the main benefits of free trade
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Doctors have started using music therapy for curing the patients. Yoga‚ meditations are popular among them. Thus‚ music has been taken into various purposes in our life. So it cannot be limited just within the rationale of relaxation. Music has always been a part of culture in many parts of the world. Talking about the Hindu religion‚ music is taken as a necessity in cultural activities as well as in religious purposes. The Bhajans sung by people in temples easily attracts one’s mind. It gives
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Do you agree that the first cause argument proves that God exists? The first cause argument takes the existence of the universe to entail the existence of a being that created it. It does so based on the fact that the universe had a beginning. There must‚ the first cause argument says‚ be something that caused that beginning‚ a first cause of the universe. I do believe that the first cause argument proves God’s existence. This is because the universe consists of a series of events stretched across
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2015 Progress Progress takes time. Progress helps people change for the better‚ as a whole individual‚ nation‚ or even world. Progress is the change that we want to see ourselves’s and in the world. We do not know what change will bring and when it will happen‚ but we do know that progress is our favorite challenge. Now as we live in a world with infinite history‚ we do not reach for a finite end; we constantly pursue improvements to which there is no limit. In the course of doing so‚ progress has
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the past‚ our society has been modelled such a way that uniqueness and individuality is greatly frowned upon. Everyone wanted to be a part of the larger group and no one wanted to be “different from the rest”‚ or the “odd one out”. However‚ as we progress‚ we realize that somehow individuality is important as well‚ as everyone is different from everyone‚ and more emphasis is being placed on individuality. But the question is‚ has the education system managed to keep up with the changes? The answer
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad for children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Most people in the world including children use to watch TV at least two hours per day. Some people believe watching TV may pose several negative effects for their children‚ while others think that TV provides more benefits for children than negative effects. These two points of view will be discussed accordingly. In the modern world there
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I agree that the 1911 Revolution was in fact a failure. Although it succeeded in overthrowing the dynastic system and set up a republic‚ it was incomplete in which that it failed to solve China’s internal and external problems. China was still weak. It did not lead to prosperity and strength that Sun had hoped for. ‘Failure’ refers to when something does not work‚ or stops working as well as it should / in other words cannot achieve the desired results / goals. The 1911 Revolution only modernized
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