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Wealth. The Beginning of the Path

Why do some societies thrive while others remain trapped in poverty, frustration, and violence—even when they possess abundant natural resources, education, and formal institutions? In Wealth: The Beginning of the Path, author Ariel Benzacar challenges conventional wisdom, arguing that economic growth is never the result of an isolated recipe, nor does it rely solely on democracy, legal certainty, culture, or religion. Real progress depends on a shared social mandate: a collective orientation that brings coherence to laws, regulations, and economic decisions. Without this foundational agreement, individuals, corporations, and the state inevitably allocate resources to serve factional interests, dragging society into corruption, economic cannibalism, intellectual dishonesty, and self-destructive policies. For "pre-material" societies—where basic needs like food, housing, healthcare, and jobs remain unmet—this mandate must focus squarely on global wealth. This concept goes beyond mere physical assets; it represents the collective capacity for transformation through knowledge, technology, organization, and talent. True prosperity does not come from shifting wealth from one sector to a

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