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Noun: economic development
  1. The sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area.
    "The Five-Year Economic Development Strategy is the District's first strategic roadmap for sustained, sector-driven economic development."

Type of: plan, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Economic development

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Economic and Social Council
Economic and Social Council commission
economic assistance
Economic Commission for Africa
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East
Economic Commission for Europe
Economic Commission for Latin America
economic condition
economic consumption
economic crisis
economic development
economic expert
economic geography
economic geology
economic growth
economic infrastructure
economic libertarian
economic mobilisation
economic mobilization
economic policy
economic process