The goal of Progress Studies
In effect, the goal of Progress Studies is to treat, not merely to understand.
The success of Progress Studies will lie in the following:
- its ability to identify effective progress-increasing interventions
- the extent to which they are adopted by universities, funding agencies, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and other institutions.
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