I'm always hearing about things that city/county governments want to do because it will "encourage growth", as if this is necessarily a good thing. Is it always desirable for an area to grow? When I see the suburban sprawl in my own area, I find it hard to see how this is necessarily good. I know it's not good for things to get stagnant, but isn't status quo ok sometimes?
2007-03-28 15:43:42 · 5 answers · asked by Schleppy 5 in Social Science ➔ Economics
BTW, please give me the reasoning behind your answer. I'm really trying to understand why growth seems to be such a priority in communities.
2007-03-28 15:49:03 · update #1
Growth is the catalyst that drives a free market economy. When people invest their money in a stock, for example, they are betting that the company will grow and therefore their share in the company will become more valuable. Communities are the same. In order to attract tax paying businesses, communities need a growth strategy so that business investors see their businesses growing with the community. A lot of businesses like construction depend on new people moving in who need new houses, etc. I guess your question relates to what lies at the far end of this growth mentality. That is a question that nobody wants to face. I would suggest that ultimately it will be like letting the air out of a balloon with a pin. Not exactly a controlled deflation!
2007-03-29 11:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by Campo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schleppy my girl you're thinking in the right area. Growth is good, but in a controlled manner with the future in mind. The past as a reference point , and the present as needed.
Growth does not have to be outward in taking space, arable land, and water resources. Growth can come in many ways.
Urban sprawl is not growth, it is an escaping mass oozing out into the countryside, eating up our food sources.
If the growth was inflicted upon ground that could not feed us then it would have more value, however who could afford that? Yet how can we afford to give up our farmland? It is a conundrum to be sure, but think tanks are having a problem with this themselves so I don't know what to say to you about the subject objectively. It can be very emotional when you don't have a home to live in and all that space to be built upon.
2007-03-28 22:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not always.
a growth mean something to do, and it atract money flow. which is a sign of a healthy economy.
it may counter some area preservation, but it is not because of the grow it self, but merely because lack of planning and future value.
in this world nothing is so worthless that nobody can benefit from it.
2007-03-28 23:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by Henry W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As good things grow, bad things do the same.
2007-03-28 23:16:42 · answer #4 · answered by zoe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think it is good for everyone
2007-03-28 22:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋