gazdagság

Gazdagság is a Hungarian noun that translates as wealth or richness. It denotes the concentration or abundance of valuable resources that an individual, household, or society possesses. The term covers both material assets—money, property, investments—and non-material forms of abundance, such as health, education, skills, social ties, and access to opportunities.

Economists describe gazdagság in multiple dimensions of wealth. Financial or economic wealth refers to net worth and income; physical capital includes land and equipment; human capital encompasses health and education; and social and cultural capital refers to networks, norms, and knowledge that enable advantage. Natural resources can contribute to wealth when they are owned or controlled and can be harvested or exploited.

Wealth is typically unevenly distributed within a population, creating inequality that can influence economic growth, social mobility, and well-being. Common indicators used to assess gazdagság include measures of household net worth, income, GDP per capita, and wealth concentration indexes such as the Gini coefficient, though no single metric fully captures all dimensions of prosperity.

Historically, conceptions of gazdagság have evolved with economic systems and institutions. In modern contexts, discussions often separate material wealth from non-material well-being, noting that high income or wealth does not automatically ensure quality of life. The term is used in economics, sociology, and political discourse as well as in literature to express abundance and prosperity.