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some
people
would claim that a
healthy economy
is the

hallmark of good government Indeed domestic

strong gross
a .

product ( GDPs growth can boost a

country's
standard of
living greatly , us with a
higher income, citizens are able to

better lor
satisfy their material wants and needs .

example ,

China has highest average economic growth

of the
kept one

rates
during the COULD 19 pandemic this has three ensured
-
.

that the
government had positive economic benefits to be
redistributed to citizens , www.ouo
depleting its national reserve

much As hard
too .
a result, it is to
deny the truth that
average Chinese citizens were
relatively more
financially secured as compared
to other countries On the contrasts albeit the Us has
.

government
subsidies do
also issued
generous to
people .
it
managed
to so
by
dollars be
Pinky more as it does not have
enough growth oo

redistributed . thence . it has to

sacrifice its future welfare due to

bus if
higher tax
rate
.
. it would be
tempting to conclude that a
government
and
inflation
t.cm
manage
its
economy
well , it is a
good government .

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However _ we should not be hassled
by that
fallacy .
as such success

stones are
few and far between , more
often than not > Such growth
Even
is
accompanied by significant trade -

offs .

though chinese citizens

decent
enjoyed a
living standards due to the government 's bright
material

economy attorney the pandemic they also suffered inconveniences

control on its ,

"
'
COVID be ordered to
of zero
policy that a whole city quarantine
-
can

infected is detected China such "

caviar
if one case .
announces a Zero -

policy Is the
key determinant for its relatively robust economic growth .

However>
onejrude off ↳ the liberty of people Therefore it can be
-
.

vital
 achieve remarkable
seen that even
though a
country
can
high
economic
growth rate during the crisis. it comes at a
hefty
humanity ↳ cost >
calling the
key criterion of good government as

how
"
well is
the
managed question
"
into
economy
.

Indeed . environmental conservation , an

integral part of merry
representative developed countries . should be the
key ortterion
when it comes
assessing governments Neglecting the environment
to .

which would
negatively Impact the non-material living standards
and
potential capacity for future growth An epitome of this .

environmental conservation Brazil she

ignorance of is . Ever since

her
has
opened economy
up pursuit of rapid economic growth
, the

has led to the

fast-paced proliferation of factories Due to limited .

space
in cities the
government inherently chose to clear up
,

spaces for factories through deforestation According

to
'

more .

scientific shorelines ,
five tonnes the shore of New tork City were
an area

The
wiped out
from the Amazon in 2022 .

wfwc& of such radical

loss
of diversity
deforestation includes . reduced water
cyclingBrazil
and
,

contributing to global warming Which . does not

only deplete 's

climate
natural resources reserves ,
but also
worsening the
global
Hence , environmental conservation Is essential
change . , more so

than
well-managed economy for any government that wishes ,

to remain Influential in
today 's sustainability advocated world -
,

and
keep good quality of living environment for its people
a .

Allure over criterion good governments

. one
for is to
uphold accountability
and
transparency .