> does that arrangement in and of itself determine which country or countries will have the highest per-capita GDP?
Scientists and engineers, in my experience, cross-pollinate. As much as the dream of distance-less communication abounds, this cross-pollination exhibits geographic clustering. Defense research spending in Massachussetts and the Bay Area spawned Route 128 and the Silicon Valley, respectively.
Scientists and engineers, in my experience, cross-pollinate. As much as the dream of distance-less communication abounds, this cross-pollination exhibits geographic clustering. Defense research spending in Massachussetts and the Bay Area spawned Route 128 and the Silicon Valley, respectively.