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The Economist's latestonline debate is intended to wrestle with these questions.
intransitiveverb
2 : to combat an opposing tendency or force <wrestling with hisconscience>
3 : to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
transitive verb
2 : to move, maneuver, or force with difficulty
When wrestling with this argument, one can.......
Opposing him is StevenLandefeld, director of the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),which produces America's national income and product accounts, of which GDP is a prominent feature.
Various voices emerge at mere mention of the issue that if the study ofhistory should exert more emphasis on few prominent individuals focusing ontheir prowess and in contrast ignore the vital effects of unknown groups, whoare considered also centerpieces of most events and trends in history. |