Reflections on Human Development

by Haq, Mahbub Ul

• ISBN13: 9780195645989
• ISBN10: 0195645987
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is based on several talks and papers presented by Mahbub ul Haq. It is organized in two parts, the first dealing with an emerging development paradigm, and the second with the imperative for a new international dialogue on topics central to human development such as a peace agenda for the Third World.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Paul Streeten
Preface to the Expanded Edition	xix
Preface	xxi
Part I Towards a New Development Paradigm	1	(112)
The Missing People in Development Planning	3	(10)
The Human Development Paradigm	13	(11)
The Advent of the Human Development Report	24	(22)
The Birth of the Human Development Index	46	(21)
The Design of a Political Freedom Index	67	(9)
A Framework for Sustainable Development	76	(17)
Human Development Strategies in South Asia	93	(12)
Human Development Potential in the Islamic World	105	(8)
Part II Towards a New International Dialogue	113	(92)
New Imperatives of Human Security	115	(11)
What Happened to the Peace Dividend?	126	(8)
A New Framework of Development Cooperation	134	(6)
The Myth of the Friendly Markets	140	(7)
Policy Direction of the World Bank	147	(17)
Bretton Woods Institutions in Global Governance	164	(14)
A New 20:2 Global Compact for Basic Social Services	178	(8)
An Economic Security Council	186	(14)
A New Global Vision	200	(5)
Part III An Epilogue	205	(76)
Reflections Through the Looking-Glass	207	(24)
Statistical Annex:
Human Development Profile of Nations	231	(34)
Human Development Indicators for South Asia	265	(16)
Selected Bibliography	281