Readings in human development concepts, measures and policies for a development paradigm

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko [ed.]
Other Authors: Kumar, A. K. Shiva (ed.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2003
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Development as capability expansion The human development paradigm Human capital and human capability The concept of human poverty Human rights and human development Economic growth and human development Choices that shaped the human development reports Shifting fashions in development dialogue Human development and neo-liberalism: paradigms compared Rescuing the human development concept from the HDI: reflections on a new agenda The birth of the human development index Human development index: methodology and measurement Evolution of the human development index Critiques of the human development index: a review Using the HDI for policy analysis Measuring political freedom Gender inequality in human development: theories and measurement Concepts of human development and poverty: a multidimensional perspective A technical note: the human development indices Financing human development Valuing human's work Growth for human developemnt? The politics of poverty eradication Unequal human impacts of environmental damage The invisible heart - care and the global economy Inclusive democracy secures rights