It is a common tendency for many countries to concentrate on prosperity of the economy. Although the economic growth improves other sectors, such as education, the focus mainly on economic features may lead to environmental degradation and overconsumption of non-renewable resources.
Improvements in the economy positively impact people’s quality of life by providing a wider access to education. It happens because not only do citizens have decent salaries, but also the government is able to support distinguished students by offering scholarships. For example, in highly developed countries, such as Norway, the growth in the economy allows Norwegians to attend prestigious universities, even if they are not able to pay for courses. As a result, both sides benefit since a student has a certificate of a graduation from a good school, and a country has a skilled worker.
However, despite positive development in some sectors, emphasizing on the economic growth may harm the environment. The main argument is that enhancements in wellbeing of a country are strongly connected to an increase in natural resource consumption. Unfortunately, people forget about balance and use resources on a large scale. For instance, even though China is one of the strongest countries with a stable economy, overconsumption and poor waste management have resulted in high concentrations of harmful chemicals in the air and water, which negatively impact people’s health and consequently their quality of life.
In conclusion, governments tend to give preference the economy growth to other sectors, and such a strategy has both the benefit and the drawback. Even though enhancements in an economic situation improve the access to education, they also cause environmental degradation, which mainly is caused due to human activity.