Human development (humanity)
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Human development is a concept within a field of international development. It involves studies of the human condition with its core being the capability approach. The inequality adjusted Human Development Index is used as a way of measuring actual progress in human development by the United Nations. It is an alternative approach to a single focus on economic growth, and focused more on social justice, as a way of understanding progress.
The United Nations Development Programme has been defined Human Development as "the process of enlarging people's choices", said choices being allowing them to "lead a long and healthy life, to be educated, to enjoy a decent standard of living", as well as "political freedom, other guaranteed human rights and various ingredients of self-respect."[1]
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[hide]- 1History
- 2Measurement of human development
- 3Pillars of human development
- 4Human rights and human development
- 5Health and human development
- 6Human Development Report
- 7Human Development Index
- 8Human Poverty Index
- 9Social Progress Index
- 10United Nations Millennium Development Goals
- 11See also
- 12References