I am not certain that I am in agreement with Maria Laura's definition which appears to be tautological in nature. I am also not certain that engaging in an intellectual reparte makes sense in a list where the unspoken belief is that closing a digital divide is the sine qua non for leveling the economic (and hence all others) playing field.
Deal and Development are Humpty Dumpty terms ( a word means what I want it to mean). Perhaps Deal has a pejorative connotation while Development has perceived positive sensibility? Debatable! Maybe a little time, a deep breath and some philosophy/humanities to temper those standing at the ready with their Blackberry might make sense? Right now the US education system is so enamored with educating for the science/tech/engineering/math that programs for the humanities and social sciences are being mothballed. Tour the "developing world" and look at the "Development" skeletons, like Shelly's Ozymandias- the result of "Deals". tom tom abeles > > Sarah Blackmun-Eskow wrote: > > > What's the difference between a development phenomenon and an > > > economic "deal" or phenomenon? --------------- > ...An economic phenomenon can be almost anything related to markets, and > therefore transactions. The word "deal" refers to this transaction view. > Development, on the other hand, involves a value judgment. A development > phenomenon means that something good or desirable has taken place, and > different groups may make different value judgments as to the desirability > or goodness of a phenomenon or situation.... > Maria Laura ------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008 _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
