Marathi Abstract: UNDP ने सर्वप्रथम 1990 मध्ये अर्थशास्त्रज्ञ महबुब हक यांच्या सहकार्याने मानव विकास रिपोर्ट प्रकाशित केला, या...

The human development approach to development and growth as proposed by UNDP in 1990 is a widely accepted approach all over world. This paper in this connection is an attempt to describe in details about evolution of the concept of human development, its emergence as an approach to development...

The paper reviews experience in advancing Human Development since 1970 by investigating behaviour among countries that made the largest improvements in HD, and those that made the least improvement. The three developing countries with the fastest growth in the HDI over the period are selected...