Reflections on Human Development: How the Focus of Development Economics Shifted from National Income Accounting to People-Centered Policies, Told by

Mahbub ul Haq

ISBN 10: 0195101936 / ISBN 13: 9780195101935

Published by Oxford University Press 1996-01-25, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflections on Human Development: How the Focus of Development Economics Shifted from National Income Accounting to People-Centered Policies, Told by
• Publisher: Oxford University Press 1996-01-25
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195101936
• ISBN 13: 9780195101935
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This work explores a new development paradigm whose central focus is on human well-being. Increase in income is treated as an essential means, but not as the end of development, and certainly not as the sum of human life. Development policies and strategies are discussed which link economic growth with human lives in various societies. The book also analyzes the evolution of a new Human Development Index which is a far more comprehensive measure of socio-economic progress of nations than the traditional measure of Gross National Product. For the first time, a Political Freedom Index is also presented.

The book offers a new vision of human security for the twenty-first century where real security is equated with security of people in their homes, their jobs, their communities, and their environment. The book discusses many concrete proposals in this context, including a global compact to overcome the worst aspects of global poverty within a decade, key reforms in the Bretton Woods institutions of World Bank and IMF, and establishment of a new Economic Security Council within the United Nations.

About the Author

Mahbub ul Haq is a Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program.