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Re: Economic development = progress?



On 6/21/07, Rich Wagner <rwagner6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is economic development progress? Is it a function of technology or
ideological institutions (or both)? Any thoughts?

how do you define "economic development"? and "progress"? there's no way to answer this kind of question without answering these questions.

back when I did economic development econ, people tended to mutter "it
may be growth, but it's not development." yeah, but...
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Jim Devine / "The price one pays for pursuing any profession or
calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side." -- James Baldwin



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