[Commpsych] Fwd: Human Development Report 2010 - 20th Anniversary

[Serdar M. Degirmencioglu]

Human Development Report 2010 —20th Anniversary Edition


The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development
The first Human Development Report in 1990 opened with the simply stated premise 
that has guided all subsequent Reports: “People are the real wealth of a 
nation.” By backing up this assertion with an abundance of empirical data and a 
new way of thinking about and measuring development, the Human Development 
Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world.
This 20th anniversary edition features introductory reflections by the Nobel 
Prize–winning economist Amartya Sen, who worked with series founder Mahbub ul 
Haq on the conception of the first Human Development Report and contributed to 
and inspired many successive volumes.
The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development 
thinking. For the first time since 1990, the Report looks back rigorously at the 
past several decades and identifies often surprising trends and patterns with 
important lessons for the future. These varied pathways to human development 
show that there is no  single formula for sustainable progress—and that 
impressive long-term gains can and have been achieved even without consistent 
economic growth.
Looking beyond 2010, this Report surveys critical aspects of human development, 
from political freedoms and empowerment to sustainability and human security, 
and outlines a broader agenda for research and policies to respond to these 
challenges.
As Amartya Sen writes: “Twenty years after the appearance of the first Human 
Development  Report, there is much to celebrate in what has been achieved. But 
we also have to be alive to ways of improving the assessment of old adversities 
and of recognizing—and responding to—new threats that endanger human well-being 
and freedom.“
The 20th anniversary edition is a response to that human development imperative.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Complete_reprint.pdf (13MB)



      
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