Quote#Education
Wealth, for the purposes of economic study, is confined to those…
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Economics for Helen (1924), Ch. 1 : What is Wealth?.
English (original)
Wealth, for the purposes of economic study, is confined to those values attaching to material objects through the action of man, which values can be exchanged for other values.
— Hilaire Belloc
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