WESTWOOD MANION-BADDELA CASE

8/10/2019 WESTWOOD MANION-BADDELA CASE

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NFL PRO

We afrm, Resolved: Prioritizing economic development over environmentalprotection is in the best interest o the people o India


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We observe:

FIRST Economic development is defned by The InternationalEconomic evelopment !o"ncil as #the creation o$ %obs and

&ealth' and the improvement o$ ("ality o$ li$e)

OR Tragakes, Ellie !hie E"aminer or I# Economics $%lossar&$ Economics orthe I# 'iploma (nd ed !ambridge: !ambridge )P, (**+ Page -.

Economic development: #road based rises in the standard o living and /ell0being o a pop1lation, partic1larl& in economicall& less developed co1ntries Itinvolves increasin* income levels and red"cin* poverty' red"cin*income ine("alities and "nemployment' and increasin* provision andaccess to basic *oods and services s"ch as $ood and shelter' sanitation'ed"cation' and health care services+

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Second' PRO doesn,t have the b"rden o$ $easibility

Lastly' The &ords #best interest) s"**ests that &hicheverprovides the *reatest beneft a-ectin* the *reater n"mber o$people' &ins today,s debate+


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!ontention .: Poverty,s risin*pop"lation


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/0 O1ERPOP2L/TIONIndia e"periences some o the largest pop1lation gro/th in the /orld, and accordingto Ran4it %os/ami 'ean o the Instit1te o 5anagement Technolog&, 3"ch o$India,s pop"lation increase has occ"rred amon* the poorest socio4economic percentile+Thisgro/this problematic as &ritten by r+ Na*deveo$ the EN1IS center &ho $"rthers in 5667 Rapid pop"lation *ro&th andpoverty 8+ is adversely a-ectin* the environment )niversit& o 51mbai /ritesthis &ear that /ith every si*nifcant addition to pop"lation' there is mis"seo$ reso"rces+ The res"lt o$ this mis"se is that a h"*e ("antity o$ &aste is*enerated 8directly a-ect9in* the environment8 +Th1s /itho1t theimplementation o economic opport1nities or the gro/ing pop1lation o poor, theenvironment cannot be improved


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;0 PO1ERT is essential in a*ric"lt"ral areas &ithhi*h poverty+TheWorld Watch Instit1te, in (*;. cites s1ch programs alread&1nder/a& in the state o


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!ONTENTION 50 In$rastr"ct"re iscritical to developin* the economy

and environment/0In$rastr"ct"re

6long /ith providing 4obs and demand or man1act1ring the development o India=sinrastr1ct1re is critical or its h1ge pop1lation centers, 5anish 6gar/al in (*;./rites For India,s economy to ma?e s"stained pro*ress' &e have to b"ildbetter roads so that the transportation o$ *oods becomes e@cientA 8++/ddionally >ack o inrastr1ct1re is ke& to environmental problems too as

e"plained b& Poll"tionIss"eslac? o$ appropriate in$rastr"ct"reB$rom&ater4treatment $acilities to better roads and comm"nicationBalleCacerbate the t&in problems o$ poverty and environmental de*radation+

#? evelopment o$ solar ener*yIndia has a crippling lack o energ& inrastr1ct1re, /ith common blacko1ts andman& r1ral areas /ith no connection the the po/er grid @o/ever, 7olar energ& isone o the most easible remedies to the /orlds energ& crisis and 6ccording to%os/ami in (*;., india Even i$ a tenth o$ this potential &as "tiliDed' it co"ldmar? the end o$ Indias po&er problems 8 o&ever the development o$Solar ener*y &o"ld spell more than an end to po&er problems $or thepeople o$ India' %os/ami 1rthers Rene&able ener*y has the potential to re4ener*iDe Indias economy by creatin* millions o$ ne& %obs' allo&in* theco"ntry to achieve ener*y independence' red"ce its trade defcits and

propel it $or&ard + /dditionally' Solar Ener*y development has thepotential to h"*ely beneft small r"ral areas a*ain %os/ami e"plains,rene&able ener*y has partic"lar relevance in remote and r"ral areas'&here there are aro"nd 5GH million people &ho dont have access toreliable so"rces o$ ener*y+ Solar ener*y is the most cost4e-ective option$or India to red"ce ener*y poverty /lso' Solar ener*y &ill boost the Indianman"$act"rin* ind"stry as &ritten by The World ;an? in 56. India has*reat potential to man"$act"re its o&n components $or !oncentrated solarpo&er' 8+ This co"ld *ive birth to a ne& ind"stry' This is benefcial to theIndian people as it both stren*thenin* the economy and helpin* theenvironment+

IN !ON!L2SION' economic development m"st be prioritiDedover environmental protection beca"se any environmentalde*radation &ill only &orsen &ith overpop"lation and poverty'th"s development sho"ld be tac?led frst+ Secondly'In$rastr"ct"re is desperately needed $or the Indian people toens"re better economic opport"nities and sa$ety+ Lastly' solarener*y &ill help red"ce the po&er iss"es many in India $ace'


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&ill boostin* economic *ro&th' and creatin* %obs+ We stron*ly"r*e a pro ballot+ Than? yo"

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