The pursuit of economic growth is not in people's long term interset. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement. Discuss

Introduction: Economic growth is the percentage increase in total output of the economy at constant prices. In another way, Economic Growth is defined as the way that the real income of an economy increases over time. Such increases mean that real incomes have improved and so probably have living standards. Thus the raising of the standard of living is closely tied to Economic growth. This generally signifies that the economy is wealthier and producing more, …

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