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observation of realities has never, to put it mildly, been one of the strengths of economic development theory.
Jane Jacobs
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Jane Jacobs
Age: 89 †
Born: 1916
Born: May 4
Died: 2006
Died: April 25
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Economist
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Sociologist
Urban Planner
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Jane Butzner
Jane Butzner Jacobs
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Sentimentality about nature denatures everything it touches.
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The best thing is not to think about [separatism]. [People in Alberta] don't even want to engage in talking pros and cons and why people feel this way.
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