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Answer 1

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Yes it is true because what may be development for one it may be destruction for the other.

Everyone have different ideas and opinions about the development. The construction of a dam is the development for the farmers and industrialist but it will be destructive for the people who will be displaced from there. Take the another example that the selling of crops at high rate will be development for farmers whereas it will be destruction for ordinary men.

So, everyone have different ideas, goals and thought about development. So, in a case if a certain thing is development for some people at the same time it will be destruction for other people.

Hope it helps.

Answer 2

1) The Dutch speaking who were majority in the country got benefits of economic development much later, widening the gap between the two communities. The conflict was more acute in the capital city of Brussels because : ... The French speaking constituted the majority in Brussels though they were in minority in the country. The tension was more acute in brussels because it created a special problem which is that the dutch speaking people constituted a majority in the country , but a minority in the capital..

2)  Sri Lanka is an island-nation, just a few kilometres off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. Like other nations in the South Asian region, Sri Lanka has a diverse population with a complex ethnic composition like: (i) The major social groups are Sinhala speaking which accounts for 74 per cent of total population.

3)  Prudential Reason: Power sharing helps in reducing the conflict between various social groups. Hence, power sharing is necessary for maintaining social harmony and peace.

Moral Reason: The avoiding conflict in society and preventing majority tyranny are considered as prudential reasons for power sharing.

4)   Development is a comprehensive term which include increase in real per capita income, improvement in living standard of people, reduction in poverty, illiteracy, crime rate, etc.

5) It is very true that what may be development for one may be destructive for others. For example, the Multinational Companies are taking away land from poor farmers to build their industries. It is development for the company but is destruction for the poor farmers.

6)  Both the statement talk about having goals in life.

(a). People have different goals to lead a good life. It may pertain to education,job etc.  

(b). Now, two people may have goals that may be good for them individually but may be opposite to each other.

Example- A wage earner would expect a high wage but the employer would like to hire him/her at the least wages.

In the book there has been a statement-

'The development of one may not be the development of the other'.

The above statement clearly expalains that People have conflicting goals.

7)  Sustainable development is a concept that appeared for the first time in 1987 with the publication of the Brundtland Report, warning of the negative environmental consequences of economic growth and globalization, which tried to find possible solutions to the problems caused by industrialization and population growth.

4 ways to promote Sustainable Development:-

1. Recycle. ...
2. Make informed choices. ...
3. Grow your own garden. ...
4. Minimize waste. ...

8)  Accommodation in Belgium

The Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government. ... The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government. Brussels has a separate government in which both communities have equal representation.