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Dr. Sisodia in his lecture talked about the concept are essential for development. Thus the world
of flourishing in the making of a conscious saw significant economic growth since the 18th
society where government, business and civil century due to the coming together of technology,
society, each have roles to play. The potential of ideas of liberty and intellectual growth.
every human being has to be tapped to achieve
higher consciousness and be transformatory in This economic growth has catalysed indicators
nature. The personal journey of every human is of development such as literacy and poverty
one of constant evolution and in his address he alleviation. The percentage of world population
specifically focused on the role of the business living below the poverty line has decreased
sector. significantly since the last 200 years. At the current
rate, extreme poverty can be totally eliminated in
According to him, it is time for business 25 years. Hence, the impact of capitalism, social
organizations to wake up, grow up and show goals have been achieved. Therefore, the issue
up - meaning that instead of being only focused in hand is not about the unequal distribution
towards consumerism and profit making, there is of income and wealth but rather the unequal
also an evolutionary journey of the organization. distribution of freedom. The concept of free
It is seen that in the last one thousand years, as market and free people have resulted in economic
a consequence of capitalism, the GDP per capita
has increased phenomenonally. While in the 16th
century due to the onset of Renaissance and
technological inventions like the printing press,
the GDP was around 600 dollars. This has shot up
to more than 10,000 dollars in 2015. The industrial
revolution propelled this growth. The questions
raised by Adam Smith, the Scottish philosopher,
on unequal growth pointed out that the quality of
freedom of the citizens was key to prosperity and
growth of nations. This could be seen in the growth
that the USA could achieve since its formation in
1776. The ideas of personal liberty and freedom