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Development is considered a gradual process of moving to a relatively better state than what previously existed. The United Nations (2008) views development as an increase in well-being across the members of a society between two points in time. It is therefore a forward-looking concept in which what counts is not only how well off we are at one point in time, but also our prospects for being well off in the future.
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Serem, D.K., Kara, A.M. (2015). The Role of Maasai Mara University in Promoting Sustainable Development. In: Jacob, W.J., Sutin, S.E., Weidman, J.C., Yeager, J.L. (eds) Community Engagement in Higher Education. Pittsburgh Studies In Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-007-9_16
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