It is argued that many governments consider economic progress to be the overarching priority for a country while others suggest that other priorities should be taken into account. Personally, I cannot fully support the idea that economic progress trumps everything else. Although, the economy will always be the foundation of any state, of equal importance are the quality of life experienced by its citizens.
One main benefit of prioritising economic growth above all else is that without a growing economy it is difficult to improve living standards and invest in public services. To illustrate, when an economy is performing well, we are likely to see more investment, a greater number of new businesses, and a rise in wages. A lot of this will be reinvested back into the economy through consumer spending, and taxation from both increased wages and spending can be used to invest in locals facilities like hospitals and schools. A good example of this would be Vietnam, which has enjoyed unprecedented developments in economic progress and lifestyles since it joined the WTO in 2007.
Despite these arguments, it is easy to see that standard of living itself is hugely beneficial. Although a well-performing economy will make good headlines on the evening news, the benefits might not be felt by everybody. Economic inequality in countries like the UK is widening, besides reasonable levels of growth. The is made worse by authorities cuts to public services, with hospitals and schools at breaking point. This demonstrates that is not adequate to merely focus on having a strong economy, but it is also about what you do with it.
In conclusion, I cannot completely stand with the idea that government should prioritise the economy over other areas. Economic stability is incredibly essential but the administration has a duty to ensure citizens can access high-quality public services and are paid reasonable goods. Unfortunately, the majority of western governments are failing to achieve this. 
It  
is argued
 that  
many
  governments
 consider  
economic
 progress to be the overarching priority for a country while others suggest that other priorities should  
be taken
 into account.  
Personally
, I cannot  
fully
 support the  
idea
 that  
economic
 progress trumps everything else. Although, the  
economy
 will always be the foundation of any state, of equal importance are the quality of life experienced by its citizens.
One main benefit of  
prioritising
  economic
 growth  
above all
 else is that without a growing  
economy
 it is difficult to  
improve
 living standards and invest in public services. To illustrate, when an  
economy
 is performing well, we are likely to  
see
 more investment, a greater number of new businesses, and a rise in wages.  
A lot of
 this will  
be reinvested
 back into the  
economy
 through consumer spending, and taxation from both increased wages and spending can be  
used
 to invest in locals facilities like hospitals and schools. A  
good
 example of this would be Vietnam, which has enjoyed unprecedented developments in  
economic
 progress and lifestyles since it  
joined
 the WTO in 2007.
Despite these arguments, it is easy to  
see
 that standard of living itself is  
hugely
 beneficial. Although a well-performing  
economy
 will  
make
  good
 headlines  
on the evening
 news, the benefits might not  
be felt
 by everybody.  
Economic
 inequality in countries like the UK is widening,  
besides
 reasonable levels of growth. The  
is made
 worse by authorities  
cuts
 to public services, with hospitals and schools at breaking point. This demonstrates  
that is
 not adequate to  
merely
 focus on having a strong  
economy
,  
but
 it is  
also
 about what you do with it. 
In conclusion
, I cannot completely stand with the  
idea
 that  
government
 should  
prioritise
 the  
economy
 over other areas.  
Economic
 stability is  
incredibly
 essential  
but
 the administration has a duty to ensure citizens can access high-quality public services and  
are paid
 reasonable  
goods
. Unfortunately, the majority of western  
governments
 are failing to achieve this.