Human Development Report 2004 : Cultural Liberty in Today's Diverse World

United Nations Development Programme, United Nations

ISBN 10: 019522146X / ISBN 13: 9780195221466

Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Development Report 2004 : Cultural Liberty in Today's Diverse World
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019522146X
• ISBN 13: 9780195221466
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.874 pounds

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Synopsis

The Human Development Report 2004 debunks myths that regard diversity as a threat to nations and states, the source of inevitable clashes, and an obstacle to development. It asserts that struggles over economic resources and political power, not diversity, are most often at the root of conflict.

The Report opens with an analysis of the vital links between human development and cultural liberty by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen. It goes on to examine issues that the dynamics of globalization have brought to the forefront of policy agendas in rich and poor countries alike: migration, predatory extremism, and the expansion of cultural diversity. Drawing on data from national and local governments around the world, it proposes evidence-based constitutional, juridical, and socioeconomic policy options to promote cultural liberty and multicultural democracy in the context of universally accepted human rights.