Question

Development is dialectical process in that every change brings problems and adjustments. Discuss with examples and further details

Answer 1

It shall be noted that Economic Development is not smooth, unidirectional, and non-problematic. In the course of development, the solution to one set of problems leads to the creation of a new problem.

Development is a dialectical process in that every change brings problems and adjustments. This calls for the abandoning of the utopian definition of economic development that it is all-encompassing and all benefitting.

Development creating a solution for one problem eventually leads to creation of new problem can be found in the following examples:

1) Enterprises when nationalized solve the problem relating to ownership but creates a new problem relating to the control.

2) The national highways that are created to streamline the economy's transportation sector result in mass displacement of people, alteration of the course of the river, and deforestation.

3) Expansion of urban areas leads to the clearing of forests to develop agriculture and factories set-up

4) High industrial growth solves the problem of unemployment, low GDP growth rate but at the same time reduces the life expectancy of the people, causes unchecked pollution that pollutes rivers, land, and air and make the surroundings unfit for living.

5) Better amenities at work place improved the working conditions but has lead to the creation of many physical, mental and health problems.