On an unrelated note, Indian growth rate per annum averaged and actually pretty much
revolved around 3.5% from roughly the 1960s to late 1970s. It was famously dubbed the
"Hindu rate of growth."
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, Gassler Robert wrote:
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:27:31 +0200
From: Gassler Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: PEN-L list <PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU>
To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] funny!
Looking to human nature also helped Greenspan solve a perplexing
economic mystery. Over the last 150 years, it seems that the maximum
productivity growth the economy could achieve over a long period of
time was 3 percent annuallydespite a series of productivity-enhancing
innovations, from the steam engine to the Internet. His conclusion?
"What ultimately looks to be the case is that's the pace at which
human beings operate," he said. People simply can't process new ideas
more quickly. "The answer is that the human race, no matter how one
defines it, is not smart enough to do better."
So the only humans in the world are Americans over the last 150 years? Not even
consistent with his other statements.