>But the stress on the virtuous circles that accelerate growth once it
>is well underway, on the importance of export commodity
>terms-of-trade in generating the long waves that accelerated or
>retarded development, the focus on growth as structural change rather
>than just more "output," and on the links between capital
>accumulation and access to technology--all of these seem to be good
>and powerful insights that we owe in part at least to Rostow.
>
>
>Brad DeLong
The little society, one and all, entered into this laudable design and set
hemselves to exert their different talents. The little piece of ground
ielded them a plentiful crop. Cunegund indeed was very ugly, but she ecame
an excellent hand at pastrywork: Pacquette embroidered; the old oman had
the care of the linen. There was none, down to Brother Giroflee, ut did
some service; he was a very good carpenter, and became an honest an.
Pangloss used now and then to say to Candide:
"There is a concatenation of all events in the best of possible worlds; or,
in short, had you not been kicked out of a fine castle for the love of iss
Cunegund; had you not been put into the Inquisition; had you not raveled
over America on foot; had you not run the Baron through the body; nd had
you not lost all your sheep, which you brought from the good ountry of El
Dorado, you would not have been here to eat preserved citrons nd pistachio
nuts."
"Excellently observed," answered Candide; "but let us cultivate our garden."
Louis Proyect
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