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Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth: Experiences in Social Achievemnt and Economic Growth
Santosh Mehrotra
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Description for Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth: Experiences in Social Achievemnt and Economic Growth
Paperback. Within the last 50 years, developing countries have made health and educational advances that took two centuries in the industrialized countries. This book presents retrospective studies of ten developing countries whose achievement has been comparatively fast and widespread. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Santosh; Jolly, Richard. Num Pages: 512 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJP; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Within the last fifty years, most developing countries have made health and educational advances that took nearly two centuries in the industrialized countries. This book presents retrospective studies of ten developing countries that managed to exceed the scope and pace of social achievement of other developing countries, with many of their social indicators now being comparable with those of industrialized countries. This book attempts to learn the lesson of their success. Half the ten countries studied have combined rapid economic growth with social achievement, and are now considered to have high-performing economies. Significantly, the high-growth economies achieved ... Read more
Within the last fifty years, most developing countries have made health and educational advances that took nearly two centuries in the industrialized countries. This book presents retrospective studies of ten developing countries that managed to exceed the scope and pace of social achievement of other developing countries, with many of their social indicators now being comparable with those of industrialized countries. This book attempts to learn the lesson of their success. Half the ten countries studied have combined rapid economic growth with social achievement, and are now considered to have high-performing economies. Significantly, the high-growth economies achieved ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198296577
SKU
KCW0012331
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Santosh Mehrotra
Santosh Mehrotra is Senior Development Economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva. Richard Jolly is Special Adviser to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Reviews for Development with a Human Face: Experiences in Social Achievement and Economic Growth: Experiences in Social Achievemnt and Economic Growth
Very informative and provides an important contribution to development debates. It is non-technical and the arguments are well-documented, so it should appeal to a wide audience including students and researchers
Journal of International Development
Development with a Human Face offers an excellent introduction to the debates about the intersections between health, education and other related sectors, from a ... Read more
Journal of International Development
Development with a Human Face offers an excellent introduction to the debates about the intersections between health, education and other related sectors, from a ... Read more