[Borodog]

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So, just to clarify, after a war, the country is in worse economic shape?

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In worse shape *than it would have been in, had there been no war*.

Of course the country could be in better shape after a war, since war is not the only factor influencing the "economic shape" of a country. But, if there had been no war, it ought to be *in further "better shape" yet still*.

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This is a very important distinction. It is also (probably) not measurable (like so many things in economics).

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Luckily it doesn't have to be measured to be shown to be true. Like every economic truth, it can be logically deduced.