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What is the basis for determining for developmental goals of different people? Give one example to prove that development for some may cause harm to others.

Answer:

(i) Goals of each person or group are determined according to their aspirations. Everyone seeks to achieve the goal that are most important to them and which can fulfil their desires and aspirations.

(ii) The goals of landless labourers and rich farmers, or the goal of a boy or a girl are bound to be different.

(iii) Sometimes, goals of development of a person or group may be disastrous for others: For example Industrialists may want more dams to generate electricity, but the same dam may submerge the land, disrupting the life of people whose habitat has been submerged.