Achieved Status Is Acknowledged When an Individual Obtains Material Wealth

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Achieved status is acknowledged when an individual obtains material wealth by some unusual good fortune, like winning the lottery.

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Definitions:

Capital-Using Technology

An improvement in technology that requires the use of a greater amount of capital to produce a specific quantity of a product.

Capital-Saving Technology

An improvement in technology that permits a greater quantity of a product to be produced with a specific amount of capital (or permits the same amount of the product to be produced with a smaller amount of capital).

Capital Consumption

The diminution of physical capital's value over time due to use, wear and tear, or obsolescence, also known as depreciation.

Private Capital Flows

Financial resources transferred from private entities in one country to private entities in another, typically through direct investment or loans.