economic development
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Can we really stop development?
Let’s use an analogy to talk realistically about development. Imagine, if you will, a freight train pulling a few cars and a caboose down a track. Now disconnect the rail cars and caboose from the engine while underway. What happens? The rail cars’ momentum slows to a stop. The engine moves forward. Alone. The economic… Continue reading
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Do the ends really justify the means?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “the ends justify the means,” right? Apparently, that phrase is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli, a political philosopher from the 14-1500s. He did not use the phrase, but much of his writing in The Prince was around achieving “the ends” in whatever way necessary. I would like to think that we… Continue reading
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