Advancing Human Development: Theory and PracticeHuman Development has been advocated as the prime development goal since 1990, when the publication of the first UNDP Human Development Report proposed that development should improve the lives people lead in multiple dimensions instead of primarily pursuing economic growth. This approach forms the foundation of Advancing Human Development: Theory and Practice. It traces the evolution of approaches to development, showing how the Human Development approach emerged as a consequence of defects in earlier strategies. Advancing Human Development argues that Human Development is superior to measures of societal happiness. It investigates the determinants of success and failure in Human Development across countries over the past forty years, taking a multidimensional approach to point to the importance of social institutions and social capabilities as essential aspects of change. It analyses political conditions underlying the performance of Human Development, and surveys global progress in multiple dimensions such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and education and outcomes, whilst reflecting on dimensions which have worsened over time, such as rising inequality and declining environmental conditions. These deteriorating conditions inform Advancing Human Development's account of the challenges to the Human Development approach, covering the insufficient attention paid to macroeconomic conditions and the economic structure needed for sustained success. |
Contents
Should Happiness or Human Development be the Main Development | |
The Relationship between Human Development and Economic Growth | |
1 From economic growth to the change in life expectancy 19702014 | |
4 Country classification by decade 1970s to 2000s | |
Success and Failure in Human Development 19802014 | |
Successful Transition Towards a Virtuous Cycle of Human Development | 20 |
Beyond the | 49 |
2 Correlations between retained indicators and per capita income | 79 |
Beyond the IndividualThe Critical | 82 |
The Politics of Progress in Human Development | 107 |
Achievements Challenges and the Way Forward | 2004 |
References | 2014 |
Index of Names | 2027 |
2040 | |
1 Summary of indicators and sources | 71 |
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Advancing Human Development: Theory and Practice Frances Stewart,Gustav Ranis,Emma Samman Limited preview - 2018 |
Advancing Human Development: Theory and Practice Frances Stewart,Gustav Ranis,Emma Samman Limited preview - 2018 |
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