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Examine how has the classical-modern debate shaped the understanding and measurement of growth vs. development with time.
For over two centuries, the discipline of economics and economic geography has been animated by a foundational dialectic: is the progress of human society adequately captured by the monetary expansion of its physical production, or does genuine progress demand the qualitative transformation of human capabilities, equity, freedom, and ecological balance?
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- Introduction: The Epistemological Arc of the Debate
- 1. Chronological Evolution of the Debate & Measurement Paradigms
- Phase 1: The Classical Foundations (1776–1870s) — Wealth as Material Output
- Phase 2: The Post-War Modernisation Paradigm (1930s–1960s) — The Hegemony of GDP
- Phase 3: Structuralist & Radical Critiques (1960s–1970s) — Basic Needs & PQLI
- Phase 4: The Capability Revolution & The HDI Paradigm (1990–2010)
- …and 5 more sections, with a conclusion
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