Growth as [[human]] development is a [[paradigm]] that is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an [[environment]] in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, [[creative]] lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real [[wealth]] of nations. Growth is thus about expanding the [[choice]]s people have to lead lives that they [[value]]. And it is then about much more than [[economic]] growth, which is only a means —if a very important one —of enlarging people’s choices. | Growth as [[human]] development is a [[paradigm]] that is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. It is about creating an [[environment]] in which people can develop their full potential and lead productive, [[creative]] lives in accord with their needs and interests. People are the real [[wealth]] of nations. Growth is thus about expanding the [[choice]]s people have to lead lives that they [[value]]. And it is then about much more than [[economic]] growth, which is only a means —if a very important one —of enlarging people’s choices. |