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Human Development: From Concept to Action, A 10-Point Agenda
Kaul, Inge Kaul and Saraswathi Menon - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 1993
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HDR 2003 - Millennium Development Goals: A Compact Among Nations to End Human Poverty
UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …
The new century opened with an unprecedented declaration of solidarity and determination to rid the world of poverty. In 2000 the UN Millennium Declaration, adopted at the largest-ever gathering of heads of state, committed countries — rich and poor — to doing all they can to eradicate...
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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 2002 - Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World
UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …
on their opportunities for economic progress. Democracy has proven to be the system of governance most capable of … governance systems that advance the human development of all people—in a world where so many are left behind. Politics matter for …
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Impact of governance on human development
Ahmad, Zahoor; Saleem, Aysha - In: Pakistan journal of commerce and social sciences 8 (2014) 3, pp. 612-628
The governance has become a key issue over preceding two decades and it is very important component for good economic … growth and human development. If countries want batter growth and human development then good reforms of governance is needed …. The main objective of this study is to determine those significant governance indicators that effect the human development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927343
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Responsible innovation: bringing together technology assessment, applied ethics, and STS research
Grunwald, Armin - In: Enterprise and Work Innovation Studies 7 (2011) November, pp. 9-31
started taking a pro-active role in promoting integrative research and development. Thus, the governance of science and of R …
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Women’s representation in local politics: Evidence from The Philippines
Valente, Jordan; Moreno, Frede - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Although at the beginning of the 21st century, over 95 percent of all countries in the world have granted women the right to vote and the right to stand for election (Ballington & Karam, 2005), gender equality in terms of representation in political structures remains to be a challenge around...
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Impact of governance on human development
Ahmad, Zahoor; Saleem, Aysha - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 8 (2014) 3, pp. 612-628
The governance has become a key issue over preceding two decades and it is very important component for good economic … growth and human development. If countries want batter growth and human development then good reforms of governance is needed …. The main objective of this study is to determine those significant governance indicators that effect the human development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938417
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Governance, urbanization, and pollution: A cross-country analysis of global south region
Dash, Devi Prasad; Ranjan Behera, Smruti; Rao, D. Tripati; … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-24
This paper investigates the impact urbanization, industrialization, corruption, human development, energy consumption, and foreign direct investment (FDI) on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of 61 developing economies of the global south region of Asia, Africa, and Latin America during the period...
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Paths to development : is there a Bangladesh surprise?
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Savoia, Antonio; Mahmud, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010232484