Question

Do the following two statements mean the same? Justify your answer.

1. People have different developmental goals.
2. People have conflicting developmental goals.

Answer 1

The given statements are not entirely the same. Different people may have Different developmental goals based on their needs, but they are not always conflicting. Conflicting goals indicate that the development goals of one person or group are harmful to others. For example, a businessman and a student have different but non-contradictory developmental goals, yet a government’s developmental goals, such as building a dam, can be harmful to displaced villages.