HUMAN FLOURISHING AS REFLECTED IN PROGRESS AND

DEVELOPMENT

People always seek to live better lives and provide a better life for their kids. In the process, they
seek to live lives of meaning and aspire to fulfill their potential. People reliably organize
themselves in groups, communities, or nations to improve the status quo (progress). So, how do
we know that we are progressing? What are the indicators of development? Jason Hickel once
said, “Forget ‘developing’ poor countries, it’s time to ‘de-develop’ rich countries.” The ‘de-
developing framework” is about shifting the idea of development from economic growth to life
expectancy and happiness. For the past 70 years, growth has been the basis of development.
Looking back, the economy has already grown by 380%, but a lot of people are still living in
extreme poverty. In this framework, it is aimed to make richer countries “catch down” to poorer
countries