"Show me a pastoral society with an untouched environment, an abundance of leisure, and nonsecular values, and I will show you an underdeveloped, poverty-ridden country." This statement is most likely to be made by a(n):

A. proponent of economic growth.
B. critic of economic growth.
C. advocate of network effects.
D. advocate of learning by doing.


Answer: A

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