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Yojana magazine
Yojana magazine published this article page 34 the concept of human development was introduced by dr mahbub-ul-haq. dr haq has described human development as development that enlarges peoples choices and improves their lives. people are central to all development under this concept. these choices are not fixed but keep on changing. the basic goal of development is to create conditions where people can live meaningful lives. a meaningful life is not just a long one. it must be a life with some purpo...
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Yojana magazine published this article page 35 leading a long and healthy life being able to gain knowledge and having enough means to be able to live a decent life are the most important aspects of human development. therefore access to resources health and education are the key areas in human development. suitable indicators have been developed to measure each of these aspects. can you think of some very often people do not have the capability and freedom to make even basic choices. this may be d...
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Yojana magazine published this article page 36 just as any building is supported by pillars the idea of human development is supported by the concepts of equity sustainability productivity and empowerment. equity refers to making equal access to opportunities available to everybody. the opportunities available to people must be equal irrespective of their gender race income and in the indian case caste. yet this is very often not the case and happens in almost every society for example in any count...
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Yojana magazine published this article page 37 this shows how the choices of these groups get limited by not having access to knowledge. sustainability means continuity in the availability of opportunities. to have sustainable human development each generation must have the same opportunities. all environmental financial and human resources must be used keeping in mind the future. misuse of any of these resources will lead to fewer opportunities for future generations. a good example is about the i...
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Yojana magazine published this article page 40 their career choices will be severely curtailed and this would affect other aspects of their lives. so each generation must ensure the availability of choices and opportunities to its future generations. productivity here means human labour productivity or productivity in terms of human work. such productivity must be constantly enriched by building capabilities in people. ultimately it is people who are the real wealth of nations. therefore efforts to...