Global Development the Human Factor Way

Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo

ISBN 10: 027595966X / ISBN 13: 9780275959661

Published by Praeger (UK), 1998

About this Item

Analyzing global successes and failures, this work argues for the centrality of human factor development to sustainable economic development. The author argues that it is the integrating core of every development programme, without which no nation can develop, however plentiful the other resources. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544. . 1998. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Development the Human Factor Way
• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027595966X
• ISBN 13: 9780275959661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Scarcity is the basic economic problem confronting all humanity, and humanity has struggled for centuries to overcome it. Yet, despite new ideas and new technology, little has been achieved in dealing with scarcity. Moreover, despite successes in conquering space and in developing technological innovations, humanity has failed to deal successfully with social, economic, environmental, political, and educational problems. This book analyzes these successes and failures and argues that the root of developmental problems lies in continuing human factor decay and underdevelopment. For successful economic development, every country must focus on human factor development.

Traditional books on economic development focus on items like investment, human capital acquisition, population control, foreign aid and technical assistance, international trade, and technology transfer. This book argues that the integrating core of every development program is human factor development. In the presence of human factor decay, no nation can develop, even when the necessary resources are made available.

About the Author

SENYO B. S. K. ADJIBOLOSOO is Professor of Business and Economics at Trinity Western University. He is the Director of the International Institute for Human Factor Development, an institute devoted to researching the human factor and its role in development. His most recent book is Human Factor Engineering and the Political Economy of African Development (Praeger, 1996).