Saturday 31 October 2009
So what is real wealth? We might say it is anything that has a real intrinsic value: land, labor, knowledge, food, education. Most valuable of all are those forms of wealth that are beyond price: Love, a healthy, happy child, a job that provides a sense of self-worth and contribution, membership in a strong caring community, a healthy vibrant natural environment, peace—none of which find any place on Wall Street balance sheets or in our calculations of GDP. David Korten ☀
