It seems a simple task to determine the definition of economic development. But for decades, discussions about growing city and county economies have centered on job creation and what can be done to ...

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The Industrial Revolution that brought unprecedented economic growth to Western Europe and North America also coincided with a new epoch in population dynamics (Galor, 2005). Countries moved from a ...

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Economic development isn’t deals or job counts; it’s building lasting local capacity for resilient communities.

For much of human history, most individuals have lacked economic freedom and opportunity, condemning them to poverty and deprivation. Today, we live in the most prosperous time in human history.