"The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income."
— Simon Kuznets

January 1, 1970

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Simon Kuznets in report to the Congress, 1934; "National Income, 1929–1932". 73rd US Congress, 2d session, Senate document no. 124, page 7. Cited in: Gernot Kohler, ‎Emilio José Chaves (2003) Globalization: Critical Perspectives. p. 336