Publications
The Human Development Report Office has authored several publications and has worked with external organizations, researchers, and publishers to create interesting literature that captures the mandate and wealth of knowledge that has been generated through our work.
All of these publications are available either for direct download or purchase.
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Human Development Report First launched in 1990 with the single goal of putting people back at the center of the development process in terms of economic debate, policy and advocacy, the HDR is the primary publication of this office. |
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Measuring Human Development A Primer This publication is a tool for all those working on sub-national, national and regional Human Development Reports (HDRs). This reference may also be useful to all professionals working on human development issues. It consists of guidelines and tools to support the production of quantitatively and qualitatively rigorous reports that support a process of evidence based policy making and advocacy. |
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Ideas, Innovation, Impact How Human Development Reports Influence Change This publication features concrete examples of the effects of Human Development Reports. Included are descriptive texts highlighting stories such as that of Egypt's Governorates which now use the HDI to target the 58 lowest ranking sub-administrative units, and Kosovo’s HDR recommendations that led to a Law to carry out a population and housing census. |
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HD Insights Monthly newsletter for practitioners This network initiative aims to highlight pertinent issues HDR teams and the larger research community are grappling with and to promote understanding on human development concepts, its analysis and measurement. |