Human resources and leaders with a vision and mission for progress should be able to lift a country out of decline because they have the access to do so. However, sometimes this is difficult to achieve because existing leaders do nothing, not to mention the lack of human resources capable of making real changes. Some arguments refer to political systems where leaders are selected based on various methods, but if elections still rely on money, then leaders cannot expect to make real changes for their country.
Corruption has become rampant and destroyed all sectors of economic growth, preventing any growth that brings change to the people within it. Economic problems are becoming increasingly complicated due to crises and recessions occurring everywhere, thus making the economic growth sector for a country worse.
What you describe is happening in the country where I live now, because economic growth in my country is completely chaotic and not on the right track. Not to mention the corruption and strange regulations that have angered the people to the point of holding large demonstrations at government offices, which have not subsided to this day. Sometimes I wonder why the council, elected by the people, is making arbitrary rules against them, causing such unwanted chaos. Hopefully, there will be peace in the next few days, because if this chaos continues, I fear the country will collapse again, and the situation will be quite dire.