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- Offers unprecedented historical and institutional context to understanding the human development approach
- Revives critical discussions around the evolution and value of the now-popular human development index (HDI)
- Presents pointed policy suggestions for how the human development approach can overcome its current challenges
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“An original and thoughtful historical exploration of why and how the human development approach has become widespread, lasting and influential; in particular how it became institutionalized within and through the UNDP and its human development indices. By combining methodological and institutional analyses, Hirai takes us much deeper in understanding the formation of global and national systems of conceptualising, measuring, evaluating and planninghuman progress.” (Des Gasper, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands)
“An intellectual tour de force, revealing the key ideas, institutions, indicators and methods that characterise the Human Development Approach. This is a careful engagement between concepts and history of this paradigm through to the encouraging of reasoned debate. The result is a commendable read that addresses its implications for the reception of new concepts such as happiness, in improving our understanding of human agency and capabilities.” (Shailaja Fennell, Centre of Development Studies and Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK)
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Book Title: The Creation of the Human Development Approach
Authors: Tadashi Hirai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51568-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51567-0Published: 23 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84686-6Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51568-7Published: 15 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 173
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Organization, Public Policy, Development Theory, Development Policy, Development Aid, Development and Sustainability