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What does it mean?
The leader transformed the country from agrarian to industrial.
In plain terms
He changed the country from farming to using modern tech.
What can you take from it?
Modernization defines leadership success.

Where it applies

  • nation building
  • policy review
  • economic planning

Putting it to work

  • Invest in technology
  • Measure output changes

Questions to consider

  • What defines true progress?
  • At what cost does development come?

Another view

It ignores the human cost of such changes.

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