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Economic Development Is Something Much Wider And Deeper Than Economics, Let Alone Econometrics. Its Roots Lie Outside The Economic Sphere, In Education, Organisation, Discipline And, Beyond That, In Political Independence And A National Consciousness Of Self-reliance.

Any Intelligent Fool Can Invent Further Complications, But It Takes A Genius To Retain, Or Recapture, Simplicity.

Even Bigger Machines, Entailing Even Bigger Concentrations Of Economic Power And Exerting Ever Greater Violence Against The Environment, Do Not Represent Progress: They Are A Denial Of Wisdom. Wisdom Demands A New Orientation Of Science And Technology Towards The Organic, The Gentle, The Nonviolent, The Elegant And Beautiful.

Many Of Them Had A Better Time Than They Ever Had In Their Lives Because They Were Discovering The New Freedom - The Less You Need, The Freer You Become.

By Means Of Trees, Wildlife Could Be Conserved, Pollution Decreased, And The Beauty Of Our Landscapes Enhanced. This Is The Way, Or At Least One Of The Ways, To Spiritual, Moral, And Cultural Regeneration.