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Innovation Theories: Relevance and Implications for Developing Country Innovation

Léger, Andréanne; Swaminathan, Sushmita - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007

Innovation is at the basis of economic development and as such, it is instrumental for developing countries. We review … the literature on innovation from the perspectives of four select branches of economics to build a conceptual framework of … innovation applicable to developing countries. The conceptual framework includes insights from the surveyed literature and …

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HDR 2011 - Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All

UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …

The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals. Bold action is needed on...

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The political dimension of inequality during economic development

Cogneau, Denis - DIAL - 2009

European Enlightenment thinkers were right in stressing the political dimension of inequality, rather than referring to "natural differences" as some others did after them in the 19th or 20th centuries. Drawing from recent theoretical and empirical contributions in social sciences and in...

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Curse or Blessing? Natural Resources and Human Development

Pineda, José Pineda and Francisco Rodríguez - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010

This paper argues against a natural resource curse for human development. We find evidence that changes in human development from 1970 to 2005, proxied by changes in the Human Development Index, are positively and significantly correlated with natural resource abundance. While our results are...

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Human Development: Definitions, Critiques, and Related Concepts

Alkire, Sabina - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010

The purpose of this background paper is: i) to synthesize the discussions regarding the concept of human development, so as to inform the 2010 Report’s definition, and ii) drawing on the extensive policy and academic literatures, to propose relationships between the concept of human...

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International Migration and Human Development in Turkey

Içduygu, Ahmet - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009

As often argued, a negative perception of immigration, or even emigration, prevails public opinions and governments in most countries. It is argued that caused by economic hardship or political hardship or political unrest in countries of origin, it would threaten well-being and identity in...

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Trafficking in Persons and Human Development: Towards A More Integrated Policy Response

Laczko, Frank; Danailova-Trainor, Gergana - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009

Poverty is often regarded as the "root cause" of trafficking, but the linkages between poverty, lack of development and trafficking are complex. For example, there is some evidence to suggest that victims of cross-border trafficking are more likely to originate from middle-income rather than...

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HDR 1998 - Consumption for Human Development

UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …

The 1998 Report investigates the 20th century's growth in consumption, unprecedented in its scale and diversity. The benefits of this consumption have spread far and wide. More people are better fed and housed than ever before. Living standards have risen to enable hundreds of millions to enjoy...

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HDR 2007/2008 - Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world

UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …

Climate change is the defining human development challenge of the 21st Century. Failure to respond to that challenge will stall and then reverse international efforts to reduce poverty. The poorest countries and most vulnerable citizens will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks, even...

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HDR 2005 - International cooperation at a crossroads: Aid, trade and security in an unequal world

UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …

This 2005 Human Development Report takes stock of human development, including progress towards the MDGs. Looking beyond statistics; it highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises. Extreme inequality between countries and within countries is identified as one of the main...

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