The leaders of Japan wanted electric power generation to power their economic development and nuclear power seemed like a natural for a country without much coal or any oil.

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Tourism has the power to bring jobs and economic development to popular destinations, but how should travellers decide where to spend their money?

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is predicting a "dramatic shift" in the balance of economic power.

BBC: OECD: 'Dramatic shift' in balance of economic power

They trade a very narrow conception of power in the international system based on nuclear weapons for a much broader one based on economic integration and development that really brings them much more security in the long term.

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