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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.” |
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− | 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] | + | In seeking that something else, human development shares a common [[vision]] with [https://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. |
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| ::b. Path. Often spec. a morbid formation. | | ::b. Path. Often spec. a morbid formation. |
| ==Reference== | | ==Reference== |
− | # "[http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/ Human Development - Human Development Reports (UNDP)." 17 Mar. 2009] | + | # "[https://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/ Human Development - Human Development Reports (UNDP)." 17 Mar. 2009] |
| # [[Oxford English Dictionary]] | | # [[Oxford English Dictionary]] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |