Quotable: What’s the point of economic development?

Quotable: What’s the point of economic development? Email share Quotable: What’s the point of economic development? By Kyla Yeoman, January 27, 2014 Though Brazil’s favelas are almost iconic now, the country’s middle class is growing rapidly. Photo: webmink The main aim of economic development must always be the improvement of living conditions. You cannot separate the two concepts. – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil”In other words, Brazil’s admittedly leftist government doesn’t spend a lot of time worrying about growth for its own sake, but rather connects it with alleviating poverty and growing the middle class,” writes Joe Nocera in The New York Times.Articles You Might Like:Does the economic growth of poor countries terrify Westerners?As Portugal eyes Brazil’s wealth, will the colonial winds reverse?How better-trained…

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The main aim of economic development must always be the improvement of living conditions. You cannot separate the two concepts.

- Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil

"In other words, Brazil’s admittedly leftist government doesn’t spend a lot of time worrying about growth for its own sake, but rather connects it with alleviating poverty and growing the middle class," writes Joe Nocera in The New York Times.

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