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Economic Growth of Cities and Nations (Under Construction):
  

The below comments are in very brief outline form.  Over the next few months I will add comments, charts, graphs and facts to support the importance of each as it pertains to economic growth in nations and cities.  My focus will be the United States since it is the largest economic force in the world and a nation for which I have a much greater historic understanding. My comments about city growth will be based on varying cities, using data and information as I locate it or can reference it.  I will hyperlink all of the below elements over time and eventually put them into a .pdf formatted report to make the information easier to access.

As I see it:

Key elements that dramatically impact economic growth in a nation:

  1. Military Defense
  2. Land
  3. Labor
  4. Capital
  5. Innovation / Productivity improvements
  6. the “Superstructure” – The culture, the laws (including the enforcement of them) and the financial capabilities of a country.) 

As I see it:

Key elements that dramatically impact economic growth in a city:

  1. Power
  2. Water
  3. Communications Systems
  4. Sewage
  5. Transportation Systems
  6. Temperature / Climate
  7. Land / Natural Terrain / Location

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