Why Envy Can Destroy Economic Progress

Tags: Economic Freedom

03/27/2021 Lipton Matthews

In some cultures, entrepreneurial achievement and capital accumulations are viewed with high levels of suspicion and envy. This can be disastrous for economic progress.

Original Article: “Why Envy Can Destroy Economic Progress“

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