For them, commerce and economic development were agents of civilization.

对他们来说，商业和经济的发展是推动文明社会发展的动力。

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The World Expo is a great event for countries to increase economic and cultural exchanges and promote progress of human civilization.

世博会是各国加强经济文化交流、促进人类文明进步的盛会。

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Urbanization, an important symbol of civilization and advancement of human being, is a social and economic phenomenon accompanying industrial society and information era.

城市化是伴随着工业社会、信息时代的一种社会经济现象，是人类文明进步的一个重要标志。

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He conceived of the concept of Islamic economics and a concept under which Muslims would do business with each other in an Islamic way to insulate themselves from the economic imperialism, as he called it, of the Western Civilization at the time.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

If Western Civilization is in decline, it is not because of economic up-and-comers like China and India.

FORBES: Goosebump Leadership and the Death of the Big Idea

As our civilization has aged, it has become obsessed with erecting economic guardrails, stringing safety nets, straightening curves and legislating Bubble Wrap around almost every conceivable mishap.

FORBES: Give Creative Destruction A Chance