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To economists, the word production means the generation of goods and services that have a value in the marketplace. Thus, production is not just the manufacture of an automobile or a synthetic drug, it is also computer consulting and open heart surgery.
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Thore, S. (1995). The Technology Frontier. In: The Diversity, Complexity, and Evolution of High Tech Capitalism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0659-7_4
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