Twenty Years of Human Development: The past and the future of the Human Development Index
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| Twenty Years of Human Development: The past and the future of the Human Development Index | |
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| Date | 28/01/2010 |
| City | Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Summary | Summary::A workshop designed to stimulate further understanding of the last twenty years of the Human Development perspective and to examine proposals for improving its future prospects. |
The general aim of this workshop is twofold: to stimulate further understanding of the last twenty years of the Human Development perspective and to examine proposals for improving its future prospects.
Papers examining the following topics are especially welcome, namely:
- The added-value of the Human Development Approach, in comparison to past and contemporary perspectives, such as Basic Needs, Happiness, Sustainable Development or Participatory approaches, among others.
- Measuring human development through quantitative indices, such as the HDI, HPIs, GEM and GDI, as well as proposals for new indicators.
- Assessment of progress in human development in the world over the past fifty years.
- The policy implications of the human development approach, with particular emphasis on how adopting an HD approach affects the design of development strategies.
- What should policies for human development look like in the Twenty-First Century? What should be the role of international organizations in fostering human development?
The workshop will consist of two key-note addresses delivered by Dr Francisco Rodríguez, Head of Research of the HDRO-UNDP and by Sir Richard Jolly, accompanied by a number of sessions to discuss the issues raised above.
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