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Poverty Has No Causes. Only Prosperity Has Causes. Analogically, Heat Is A Result Of Active Processes; It Has Causes. But Cold Is Not The Result Of Any Processes; It Is Only The Absence Of Heat. Just So, The Great Cold Of Poverty And Economic Stagnation Is Merely The Absence Of Economic Development.

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Poverty Has No Causes. Only Prosperity Has

Jane Jacobs

Poverty Has No Causes. Only Prosperity Has Causes. Analogically, Heat Is A Result Of Active Processes; It Has Causes. But Cold Is Not The Result Of Any Processes; It Is Only The Absence Of Heat. Just So, The Great Cold Of Poverty And Economic Stagnation Is Merely The Absence Of Economic Development.

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