International

English Language Testing System

Academic Module

TASK II

Is economic progress the basis in determining a countrys success? What other
factors should be considered to determine success of a country?

Every country is gearing towards success. Contrary to how some people correlate
progress with economic development, I think it is determined from different
influences and factors.

People could say a country is fully developed if their social class structure forms an
inverted pyramid. Here, the number of people living below the standard is lesser
than those in the middle and upper classes. If one would say success could only be
measured by economic development, then people may overlook the poor and less
privileged as part of the country because this type of measurement can be ruled
over by high-class society, which locally are composed of large business owners like
super malls while the gross earnings of the country is peaking, people would not see
how many millions of their citizens are having just a meal over a day. The lower
class societies minimally or not at all affect the economic values because it is solely
run by percentages of profits and taxes, which, in the first place, they hardly grab.

Preserving the Earth is a hard job, counties' able to save most of their environment
to its most natural state also contribute and should be a standard character of a
successful country. The planet is every individual's sole source of everything for
living, for sustenance; a fact that has been moving people to greener pasture. Since
everyone's primary instinct is to save a life, protecting its source from destruction
and complete depletion is a rational action.

Education is a proven way to be effective in life. This makes another important
factor of success. Accounting the level of literacy of people living in a country and
how much of it's people are schooled provides a very convincing reflection of how
much brain and labor the country has. It is vital for a country to have workers and
people with an intellect, if there is none then nobody will be capable of working
toward development.

Hence, a country's success is much more than its economic achievements. Progress
and development are true if the people in its country feel and live a dignified quality
life.