in this sense attaining an egalitarian distribution of human capital is similar to attaining an egalitarian distribution of physical assets through propoor distribution of incremental income both are timeconsuming processes however allowing more people to acquire more human capital by providing them with access to education and training may be less of a source of conflict than directing more incremental income to the poor in order to build up their physical assets in this sense acquisition of human capital may provide an easier route to the attainment of a more egalitarian distribution of assets