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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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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
This book presents longitudinal studies of ten developing countries which have demonstrated successful health and educational development over the last thirty years. Half of them have combined rapid growth with social achievement, others slower and interrrupted growth coupled with periods of economic decline. All of them have achieved sustained improvement in mortality reduction and educational levels, providing valuable guidance for other developing countries seeking to replicate their successful social experiments.
This book presents longitudinal studies of ten developing countries which have demonstrated successful health and educational development over the last thirty years. Half of them have combined rapid growth with social achievement, others slower and interrrupted growth coupled with periods of economic decline. All of them have achieved sustained improvement in mortality reduction and educational levels, providing valuable guidance for other developing countries seeking to replicate their successful social experiments.
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
This path-setting and highly commendable study on human development does much to counter the widespread mood of development pessimism that afflicts both the developed and developing world
Development and Change
A final, very illuminating chapter addresses the intricate relationships and synergies between social development, growth, and poverty
Development and Change
Development and Change
A final, very illuminating chapter addresses the intricate relationships and synergies between social development, growth, and poverty
Development and Change