The dominant social thought shapes the institutionalized order of society... and the malfunctioning of established institutions in turn alters social thought. (Theodore Schultz)

The dominant social thought shapes the institutionalized order of society... and the malfunctioning of established institutions in turn alters social thought.

Theodore Schultz

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