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Excerpt: The purpose of development, as I see it, is to improve human welfare or the human condition. I am thinking of welfare in the same terms as my dictionary: (a) health, happiness, and general well-being; and (b) prosperity. Just as there are several components of welfare, there are several paths to its betterment. In terms of government programs, three components particularly come to mind: economic development, health improvement, and the betterment of education. In the developing countries, agriculture is the principal source of livelihood and offers a key means of promoting economic development and improving the nutritional side of health.