Pioneering the Human Development Revolution
An Intellectual Biography of Mahbub Ul Haq
Published on 9. October 2008
Book
Hardback
282 pages
978-0-19-569513-7 (ISBN)
Description
An innovative thinking about the human condition, Mahbub ul Haq shaped the development philosophy of the world during the last four decades of the 20th century. This intellectual biography about the evolution and policy influence of Haq's thinking comprises essays by some of his intellectual partners and colleagues at various stages of his career. The volume traces the evolution of Haq's ideas on the linkage of economic growth, people's well-being and poverty alleviation. It further evaluates the influence of his intellectual legacy on today's global development agenda.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables and figures
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-569513-7 (9780195695137)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Khadija Haq is the President, Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad; Richard Ponzio is Senior Policy Analyst, United Nations Development Programme
Content
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. From growth to growth with a social conscience: Haq as economic planner in Pakistan ; 2. Economic growth, poverty alleviation, and human dignity ; 3. Global development, poverty alleviation, and North-South relations ; 4. The advent of the Human Development Report ; 5. Mahbub ul Haqs Human Secrecy Vision: An unfettered dream? ; 6. Human development in South Asia ; 7. Successful transition towards a virtuous cycle of human development and economic growth: Country studies ; 8. The intellectual journey continues: Todays global agenda and the new frontiers of human development