Progress beyond economic success


Visionary leader: Sultan Nazrin (centre) gracing the Putrajaya Festival of Ideas at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. His Royal Highness is flanked by Zambry (left) and Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: A country’s development progress cannot be measured by economic indicators alone but should also encompass social justice, human wellbeing, ecological balance and peace, says Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.

His Royal Highness said in recent years, new approaches have emerged that seek to expand the scope of development, which acknowledge that traditional metrics are too narrow and do not capture the complexities of human wellbeing or ecological sustainability.

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