<P> Organization is a mental invention . Therefore it is not surprising that the mental stage of development is responsible for the formulation of a great number of organizational innovations . Huge business corporations have emerged that make more money than even the total earnings of some small countries . Global networks for transportation and communication now connect the nations of the world within a common unified social fabric for sea and air travel, telecommunications, weather reporting and information exchange . </P> <P> In addition to spurring technological and organizational innovation, the mental phase is also marked by the increasing power of ideas to change social life . Ethical ideals have been with humanity since the dawn of civilization . But their practical application in daily social life had to wait for the mental stage of development to emerge . The proclamation of human rights and the recognition of the value of the individual have become effective only after the development of mind and spread of education . The 20th century truly emerged as the century of the common man . Political, social, economic and many other rights were extended to more and more sections of humanity with each succeeding decade . </P> <P> The relative duration of these three stages and the speed of transition from one to another varies from one society to another . However broadly speaking, the essential features of the physical, vital and mental stages of development are strikingly similar and therefore quite recognizable even in societies separated by great distance and having little direct contact with one another . </P> <P> Moreover, societies also learn from those who have gone through these transitions before and, therefore, may be able to make the transitions faster and better . When the Netherlands introduced primary education in 1618, it was a pioneering initiative . When Japan did the same thing late in the 19th century, it had the advantage of the experience of the USA and other countries . When many Asian countries initiated primary education in the 1950s after winning independence, they could draw on the vast experience of more developed nations . This is a major reason for the quickening pace of progress . </P>

Development of the society is a universal process