Abstract
In 1990, the Human Development Report (HDR) said, “People are the real wealth of a nation. The basic objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to live long, healthy and creative lives. This may appear to be a simple truth. But it is often forgotten in the immediate concern with the accumulation of commodities and financial wealth.”
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Mahtaney, P. (2013). Wealth Creation, Capabilities, and Development. In: Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137024992_9
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