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Economic development

Economic development is the development of economies of countries, presumably towards a Western model. It expresses the reasons why we have developing economies. Received economic lore, especially that of capitalism, aims at continued growth and expansion of national economies so that 'developing nations' become 'developed nations' and followers of this school deride any possibility of an economically stable state.

Many national and international organizations and QuANGOs foster economic development. Notably in the international arena we find:

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• International Development Association
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• United Nations Development Programme

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