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This way of looking at '''growth''', often forgotten in the immediate concern with accumulating commodities and [[financial]] [[wealth]], is not new. [[Philosophers]], [[economists]] and [[political]] leaders have long emphasized [[human]] wellbeing as the [[purpose]], the end, of development. As Aristotle said in ancient Greece, “Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking, for it is merely useful for the sake of something else.”
This way of looking at '''growth''', often forgotten in the immediate concern with accumulating commodities and [[financial]] [[wealth]], is not new. [[Philosophers]], [[economists]] and [[political]] leaders have long emphasized [[human]] wellbeing as the [[purpose]], the end, of development. As Aristotle said in ancient Greece, “Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking, for it is merely useful for the sake of something else.”
In seeking that something else, human development shares a common [[vision]] with hum[[an rights]]. The [[goal]] is [[human]] freedom. And in pursuing capabilities and realizing rights, this freedom is vital. People must be free to [[exercise]] their [[choice]]s and to participate in decision-making that affects their lives. Human development and human rights are mutually reinforcing, helping to secure the well-being and dignity of all people, building self-respect and the respect of others.[1]
In seeking that something else, human development shares a common [[vision]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights human rights]. The [[goal]] is [[human]] freedom. And in pursuing capabilities and realizing rights, this freedom is vital. People must be free to [[exercise]] their [[choice]]s and to participate in decision-making that affects their lives. Human development and human rights are mutually reinforcing, helping to secure the well-being and dignity of all people, building self-respect and the respect of others.[1]
==Definition==
==Definition==
*1. a. The [[action]], [[process]] or [[manner]] of growing; both in [[material]] and immaterial [[senses]]; vegetative development; increase.
*1. a. The [[action]], [[process]] or [[manner]] of growing; both in [[material]] and immaterial [[senses]]; vegetative development; increase.