What boosts a country's economy?

[DrBeer]

The only thing that can help grow the economy of any country is there government. When there government don't support development the country will never grow but if the government support development the country will grow and there economy will grow rapidly.

So in all the government of a nation is the major reason why the nation's economy will grow.

Tell me - who is the “government” ? Aren't these the people we elect and trust as professionals to run the country?!  While paying for their work with our own labor, or rather with TAXES?
We elect them, we trust them, we pay them...and then we are to blame.... THEY ! “Not us” who allowed themselves to be manipulated on election programs !
WE elect THEM, we put them in power, .... and then we suffer because we chose the wrong people for the country and the people ! And until we realize this - we will suffer, need, and be dissatisfied with the “government”

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

The only thing that can help grow the economy of any country is there government. When there government don't support development the country will never grow but if the government support development the country will grow and there economy will grow rapidly.

So in all the government of a nation is the major reason why the nation's economy will grow.

Tell me - who is the “government” ? Aren't these the people we elect and trust as professionals to run the country?!  While paying for their work with our own labor, or rather with TAXES?
We elect them, we trust them, we pay them...and then we are to blame.... THEY ! “Not us” who allowed themselves to be manipulated on election programs !
WE elect THEM, we put them in power, .... and then we suffer because we chose the wrong people for the country and the people ! And until we realize this - we will suffer, need, and be dissatisfied with the “government”

As much as this can be considered a valid argument, we also need to realize that, as the electorate, we are not entirely innocent in what our government does. There is a popular process of determining our leaders and hence we must ensure they are held responsible for their actions. However, one must also realize that the interaction between the citizens of a country and their government is multifaceted and has various attributes.

Well said; we give taxes to fund the work of the government and therefore expect the government officials to work for our benefit. However, as you noted from your premise, people also have a responsibility to demand and influence change from the government.

Thus, by being informed, engaged, and critical thinkers can make the right decision in the ballots and can also be able to call the strips of the leaders to account for their decisions. Democracy is a slow, long and lengthy process that always needs active participation from the citizens for the voting duties.

You said it all “WE elect THEM, we put them in power, .. .. . and then we suffer because we chose wrong people for the country and the people!” It is a rallying for citizens to come and seize their responsibility when it comes to the government and holding their leaders to their word.

These are the effects people may have to experience as long as they remain ignorant about the role that every person and community as a whole plays as the government is formed. Yet by taking up this responsibility and putting ourselves into exercising the right to vote, we can bring about a change and shape a better society that is free from prejudice.

[DrBeer]

The only thing that can help grow the economy of any country is there government. When there government don't support development the country will never grow but if the government support development the country will grow and there economy will grow rapidly.

So in all the government of a nation is the major reason why the nation's economy will grow.

Tell me - who is the “government” ? Aren't these the people we elect and trust as professionals to run the country?!  While paying for their work with our own labor, or rather with TAXES?
We elect them, we trust them, we pay them...and then we are to blame.... THEY ! “Not us” who allowed themselves to be manipulated on election programs !
WE elect THEM, we put them in power, .... and then we suffer because we chose the wrong people for the country and the people ! And until we realize this - we will suffer, need, and be dissatisfied with the “government”

As much as this can be considered a valid argument, we also need to realize that, as the electorate, we are not entirely innocent in what our government does. There is a popular process of determining our leaders and hence we must ensure they are held responsible for their actions. However, one must also realize that the interaction between the citizens of a country and their government is multifaceted and has various attributes.

Well said; we give taxes to fund the work of the government and therefore expect the government officials to work for our benefit. However, as you noted from your premise, people also have a responsibility to demand and influence change from the government.

Thus, by being informed, engaged, and critical thinkers can make the right decision in the ballots and can also be able to call the strips of the leaders to account for their decisions. Democracy is a slow, long and lengthy process that always needs active participation from the citizens for the voting duties.

You said it all “WE elect THEM, we put them in power, .. .. . and then we suffer because we chose wrong people for the country and the people!” It is a rallying for citizens to come and seize their responsibility when it comes to the government and holding their leaders to their word.

These are the effects people may have to experience as long as they remain ignorant about the role that every person and community as a whole plays as the government is formed. Yet by taking up this responsibility and putting ourselves into exercising the right to vote, we can bring about a change and shape a better society that is free from prejudice.

The problem of the electorate, or rather its stupidity and subsequent cowardice, exists in many countries. And the “quality” of the electorate is always diametrically opposed to the level of life in the country and the observance of rights. As practice shows, the electoral masses first allow themselves to be deceived, and then do everything to justify their stupidity or venality. And they do it regularly in the hope that the next .../deputy/president will not deceive them. Although after the first deception, they should have started to use their brains, to study what their elected representatives are, and if they have already been elected, they should go and demand their elected representatives to fulfill their promises.... But... that takes a working brain and some courage.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

The problem of the electorate, or rather its stupidity and subsequent cowardice, exists in many countries. And the “quality” of the electorate is always diametrically opposed to the level of life in the country and the observance of rights. As practice shows, the electoral masses first allow themselves to be deceived, and then do everything to justify their stupidity or venality. And they do it regularly in the hope that the next .../deputy/president will not deceive them. Although after the first deception, they should have started to use their brains, to study what their elected representatives are, and if they have already been elected, they should go and demand their elected representatives to fulfill their promises.... But... that takes a working brain and some courage.

I wish it were easy to detect which politicians are actually showing true honesty and which is being deceptive. It's no longer news that every politicians share the same agenda but employs different strategies. How exactly are you gonna be able to discern which politicians is gonna stick to what they promised the masses during their campaigns and propaganda.

Sometimes we can't always blame the electorate, because all their representatives are often the same and have the same motive, so the electorate are left woth the choice of choosing between 2 wrong choices.
I bumped into the image below on the net earlier today and thankfully I saved the photo like I knew i was gonna be talking about something related to it later on.

This image better explains what I'm trying to say.

[DrBeer]

The problem of the electorate, or rather its stupidity and subsequent cowardice, exists in many countries. And the “quality” of the electorate is always diametrically opposed to the level of life in the country and the observance of rights. As practice shows, the electoral masses first allow themselves to be deceived, and then do everything to justify their stupidity or venality. And they do it regularly in the hope that the next .../deputy/president will not deceive them. Although after the first deception, they should have started to use their brains, to study what their elected representatives are, and if they have already been elected, they should go and demand their elected representatives to fulfill their promises.... But... that takes a working brain and some courage.

I wish it were easy to detect which politicians are actually showing true honesty and which is being deceptive. It's no longer news that every politicians share the same agenda but employs different strategies. How exactly are you gonna be able to discern which politicians is gonna stick to what they promised the masses during their campaigns and propaganda.

Sometimes we can't always blame the electorate, because all their representatives are often the same and have the same motive, so the electorate are left woth the choice of choosing between 2 wrong choices.
I bumped into the image below on the net earlier today and thankfully I saved the photo like I knew i was gonna be talking about something related to it later on.

This image better explains what I'm trying to say.

I absolutely agree that there are no mechanisms for a preliminary method that is guaranteed to tell us whether a politician is lying or truthful. Yes, it is possible to run them through a lie detector, but this is also a controversial situation.

I adhere to the concept that a person's work should be evaluated not by his words or fatigue, but by the results of his actions. Similarly with politicians - if, for example, a politician promised to build a hospital in a village, whose voters vote for the politician, and then does not take any action - his voters have the right to come to him and demand that he fulfill his promises. However, there may be a problem here - poor legal framework and corruption, which will not allow to force a dishonest politician to fulfill his obligations

[bitterguy28]

For me I will say that government policies play a key role in the economy and also import and export of natural resources and cash crops too helps to boost the economy.

it is up to the government to make sure that exports are maximized if your country has full of resources then you do not need to import so it shall be minimized or taken out all together

What do you think is the main factor that affects a country's economy positively today?

tourism i would say creative promotion of the country and taking care of tourist spots would help boost the economy i believe investing money in beautifying and cleaning some places in the country can do us good

[albon]

Of course the best point is that the main products of development are imports and exports. The more developed the country is in terms of imports and exports, the stronger the economic structure of the country. As a result of a country economic misdirection, the rise in domestic commodity prices, business slowdown, unemployment, etc to have been seen as a deep blow to them. A country government has many roles to play in economic development, trying to support or lend money to citizens so that they can innovate technologically through new businesses. Timely export of manufactured goods and keeping good eye on employment of citizens.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

The government of a country has a lot to contribute towards the continuity of the economy, this have to sole depends on a continuous implementation, the local economy has to be what they will recognized and also make every efforts towards booting it, this will help achieved an increasing economic activities and production of human labour and capital, there will also be a reduced rate of poverty when there is enough positions whereby the people can fit in with.

[Agbe]

Off course government policies play a role in helping a countries economic base but if we are looking at factors that makes a country Economy grow then we should be talking about production. Any Economy that is not producing will bot develop as they will become consumer helping other countries improve on their foreign exchange rate. So any country that wants to grow economically then that country needs to be a producing economy

[rachael9385]

Well there are many factors that can boost an economy. Just like you said every country has their natural resources that boost their economy, like the Arab countries that has enough oil and uses it right and half of the citizens of these Arab countries are millionaires and billionaires respectively.
The government can also play a wonderful role in the growth of the economy e.g, before china became successful in their economy they had to make sure the country focuses on export more than the way they import other countries goods and also made way for foreigners to do business in the country. They had large scale investments
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[target]

Well there are many factors that can boost an economy. Just like you said every country has their natural resources that boost their economy, like the Arab countries that has enough oil and uses it right and half of the citizens of these Arab countries are millionaires and billionaires respectively.
The government can also play a wonderful role in the growth of the economy e.g, before china became successful in their economy they had to make sure the country focuses on export more than the way they import other countries goods and also made way for foreigners to do business in the country. They had large scale investments
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+cause+of+the+rise+of+china+economy&oq=the+cause+of+the+rise+of+china+economy+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORifBTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRifBTIHCAMQIRifBTIHCAQQIRifBTIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBTIHCAkQIRifBTIHCAoQIRifBTIKCAsQABiABBiiBDIKCAwQABiiBBiJBdIBCTIyNjY2ajBqNKgCDrACAQ&client=ms-android-transsion&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

True. It's more than just government policies that will lift the economy of a country. India and China seem to be heading up with their population making their economy in good shape.

The resources of the country though is more important when it comes to industrialization. This is why even a big economic power depends on gas and oil to lower up their lines.

[Uruhara]

The government of a country has a lot to contribute towards the continuity of the economy, this have to sole depends on a continuous implementation, the local economy has to be what they will recognized and also make every efforts towards booting it, this will help achieved an increasing economic activities and production of human labour and capital, there will also be a reduced rate of poverty when there is enough positions whereby the people can fit in with.

Yeah right. And the most important thing is that the government must contain people who really understand the potential of the country they manage. Both the potential of natural resources and also the potential of human resources. Both must be utilized properly for the benefit of the people of the country and for the sake of more advanced development for the country. And the most important factor is that there must be a leader who prioritizes the interests of his people rather than his own interests.

[Agbe]

First would be security because an investor would not want to splash out money on an area where it's infested by bandits and terrorist. The second would be friendly economic policies that would entice outside investors.

Having a good security and policies that the government make is key but the fact of the matter is that when it comes to boasting of a nation's economy we should be talking about productive Economy, an economy that produces will attract direct foreign investment as that is the only way that the leading Economies of the world did because productive activities is the way forward as it create jobs and make the economy to be in a good shape. Any nation that is serious about it economic growth and development should make it a priority to set up industries that will be producing as any nation that doesn't produce will be economically impoverished because Economic growth and development is centered around how a nation produce and export to other nations .

[0t3p0t]

The government of a country has a lot to contribute towards the continuity of the economy, this have to sole depends on a continuous implementation, the local economy has to be what they will recognized and also make every efforts towards booting it, this will help achieved an increasing economic activities and production of human labour and capital, there will also be a reduced rate of poverty when there is enough positions whereby the people can fit in with.

Yeah right. And the most important thing is that the government must contain people who really understand the potential of the country they manage. Both the potential of natural resources and also the potential of human resources. Both must be utilized properly for the benefit of the people of the country and for the sake of more advanced development for the country. And the most important factor is that there must be a leader who prioritizes the interests of his people rather than his own interests.

I agree. If that will happen it will attract foreign investors because they can see stability and the support of governments to their people which will lead to a much more safer environment and best progress in the economy which we all wanted.

[rachael9385]

Some of the things that boosts an economy are.
Export
Consumption of local made products
The government
I don't even see import as a major factors that boosts an economy, it is export because when you export your goods you receive especially now that dollar is very high in the exchange market when you export you are planning to receive more profit. But import when you import you sell costly to balance what you spent in importing the goods and that's another hike in price of goods.

Then when a country basically focus on consumption of local goods it's a very high factor to boosting your economy

The government can also play a very good role in the development of a country's economy it's just as simple as a spoken word. Erecting companies and providing good tools for work.