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Figure 1: Three pillars of sustainability
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2.1 Sustainable economic conomic development /economic growth
During the industrial revolution, development was associated with economic growth through
industries such as mining, factory production and large scale scale-farming. farming. Industrialization began in
Britain and spread to Europe, North America and Japan, all of which became known as the First
World. Characteristics of First World countries are high economic growth, many job
opportunities, and high incomes. Third World countries, such as those in Africa and South
America, have slow if any economic growth, with high unemployment and very low incomes. In
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