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Much Of The Economic Decay Of Southeast Asia (as Of Many Other Parts Of The World) Is Undoubtedly Due To A Heedless And Shameful Neglect Of Trees.

Scientific And Technological "solutions" Which Poison The Environment Or Degrade The Social Structure And Man Himself Are Of No Benefit, No Matter How Brilliantly Conceived Or How Great Their Superficial Attraction.

Wisdom Demands A New Orientation Of Science And Technology Toward The Organic, The Gentle, The Elegant And Beautiful.

The Purpose Of Work Is To Give People A Chance To Utilize And Develop Their Faculties; To Enable Them To Overcome Their Ego-centeredness By Joining Others In A Common Task; And To Bring For The Goods And Services Needed For A Becoming Existence.

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.