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Re:At last, a law to stop almost anyone from doing almost an... by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @11:34AM (#7018147)
This is a myth. Please refer to Deirdre N. McCloskey's work for a thorough debunking. The first two volumes of the proposed six volume set are available from amazon, the one you'll be interested in is 'Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World'.
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Re:At last, a law to stop almost anyone from doing almost an... by loceng on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @12:14PM (#7018375)
Could you clarify or specify what it is you say is a myth and why it's a myth? A brief of what Deirdre N. McCloskey says would be very helpful and much appreciated - thanks.

Edit: Reading the Amazon short description, "[...] The result was an explosion in economic growth and proof that economic change depends less on foreign trade, investment, or material causes, and a whole lot more on ideas and what people believe. Or so says Deirdre N. McCloskey [...]"

That is relating to distribution of resources, albeit local resources.

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