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Where Does Your Nation Rank on Wellbeing?

Harvard Business Review

Governance (effective and accountable government, fair elections and political participation, and rule of law). Education (access to education, quality of education, and human capital). Personal Freedom (individual freedom and social tolerance). Safety & Security (national security and personal safety).

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The City As School

Harvard Business Review

Soon after, as a visiting scholar at the Center of Human Rights at Columbia University, I witnessed, in New York, the power of social capital used to improve human capital. We created a network and trained the community to take advantage of all these assets, turning them into social capital.