... in income per head of population, whilst development is the former accompanied by falling poverty expressed in terms of more even wealth and income distribution. It can be seen that the dominant ideology prevalent in the subject of economic development stresses the necessity of development through industrialization as a means to increased prosperity. It is felt that the nature of agriculturally-based economies prevents them from making anything other than a relatively small increase in people's incomes over time, and at the very least such economies must be able to trade with other, more industrialized nations. This is the main reason why industrialization is perceived as essential for the facilitation of significant economic development, as well as the best way to gain the benefits of mass production such as economies of scale. It is now necessary to look at the ecological critique of these ideas, and it can be seen that ...

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