I've always wondered if an economist has ever plotted investments in infrastructure alongside expansion/collapse of empires throughout history. Something tells me there's a pretty good correlation...
I've always wondered if an economist has ever plotted investments in infrastructure alongside expansion/collapse of empires throughout history. Something tells me there's a pretty good correlation between the health of a society and how much they bother to invest in infrastructure.
My own personal rule for purchasing an object is to buy something expensive enough that they've bothered to engineer decent infrastructure but not too expensive that you're overpaying for a brand or simply design choices. As I get older, I'm finding myself more willing to pay for these (as I have access to the money) because sometimes even the design choices heavily influence how much engineering goes into the "infrastructure" of a product.
I've always wondered if an economist has ever plotted investments in infrastructure alongside expansion/collapse of empires throughout history. Something tells me there's a pretty good correlation between the health of a society and how much they bother to invest in infrastructure.
My own personal rule for purchasing an object is to buy something expensive enough that they've bothered to engineer decent infrastructure but not too expensive that you're overpaying for a brand or simply design choices. As I get older, I'm finding myself more willing to pay for these (as I have access to the money) because sometimes even the design choices heavily influence how much engineering goes into the "infrastructure" of a product.