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economic development
- Subject Category
- E Economics, Business and Industry
- Definition
- Any effort or process that promotes the improvement of the economy of a region and the quality of life of its inhabitants.
- Definition Source
- NAL Thesaurus Staff
- RDF/XML Format:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20577.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20577
- Used For
- economic growth
- Broader Term
- economics
- Narrower Term
- business development
- developed countries
- developing countries
- development policy
- development projects
- economic impact
- industrialization
- modernization
- rural development
- rural planning
- sectoral development
- socioeconomic development
- sustainable development
- urban development
- urban planning
- Related Term
- agricultural development
- community development
- corporate social responsibility
- economic performance
- forestry development
- international policy and programs
- Resource Conservation and Development Program
- rural society
- social capital
- technological change
- Spanish
- desarrollo económico
- Term Number
- 20577