The phrase "engine of development" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to something that is driving economic or societal progress. For example: "Investing in education is the engine of development for a successful economy."
"Education is the great engine of development.
Evolution, the engine of development, is brilliant but not necessarily efficient, he said.
Then, repeating the mantra of the Bush administration, he added, "Trade is the engine of development".
In 2011, DfID set up a unit to focus on private sector development and said it would "help private enterprise work its miracles as the engine of development".
But this must take place in a framework where the private sector is seen as the engine of development, and not the enemy of it.
Banking and financial services became the new engine of development—abetted by the traditional print and advertising sectors of the economy while white-collar workers with computer skills replaced most of the blue-collar labourers of the past.
Franchises, and in turn many politicians and media, have for decades billed such projects as engines of development, economic "grand slams".
But governments outside the gates of Factory Asia will have to rely on several engines of development—not just manufacturing, but agriculture and services, too.
Many African countries are still discovering new oilfields and mineral deposits.Most importantly, as this report has explained, the engines of development are still going strong.
In most emerging economies banks are viewed as engines of development rather than as rent-seeking parasites.But it is by the hard stuff, money, that banks in the developing world now measure up.
