Discuss the Human Development Report 1993 of UNDP.
Human Development Report 1993:
(i)The UNDP in its Human Development Report 1993, tried to amend some of the implicit biases and prejudices which were entrenched in the concept of development.
(ii)People’s participation and their security were the major issues in the Human Development Report of 1993.
(iii)It also emphasised on progressive democratisation and increasing empowerment of people as minimum conditions for human development.
(iv)The report recognised greater constructive role of ‘Civil Societies’ in bringing about peace and human development.
(v)The civil society should work for building up opinion for reduction in the military expenditure, demobilisation of armed forces, transition from defence to production of basic goods and services and particularly disarmament and reduction in the nuclear warheads by the developed countries.
Differentiate between human development and economic development.
How for India development is a mixed bag of opportunities as well as neglect and deprivations? Explain.
Explain the views expressed by the Neo-Malthusians, environmentalists and radical ecologists with regard to development.
Describe the features of literacy in India.
