Discuss the meaning of the statement: “Human history teaches us that economic growth springs from better recipes, not just more cooking.”

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


Economic growth arises largely from increases in labor productivity (“better recipes”) rather than increases in the quantity of labor inputs (“more cooking”). Among the most important factors increasing labor productivity, accounting for some 40 percent of this factor, is technological advance. It includes not only new innovations in production but also better managerial techniques that improve the process of production.

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