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Poverty Reduction and Governance The Nepal Human Development Report 2001 explores the twin concerns of Poverty Reduction and Governance through the lens of human development. The Report finds that although public policy in Nepal takes human development as its overarching goal, the country's citizens continue to suffer from low life expectancy, low literacy and living conditions that deny them dignity. In short, Nepal's levels of human development remain among the lowest in the world. Poverty perpetuates itself because of ... Nepal - 2001 |
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Doi Moi Process and Human Development "The report explores the progress of the 'Doi moi' process, an economic reform and poverty eradication program begun by Vietnamese government in 1986. Human development indicators for Vietnam have steadily improved since the program’s implementation and the country scores higher than other countries with similar incomes in the areas of health and education. National averages are only part of the story, however, and through the use of composite indices, the report identifies signif... Viet Nam - 2001 |
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General Human Development Report This report on fighting human poverty in Bangladesh attempts to describe both income and non-income dimensions of deprivation. Various aspects including nutrition, education, health, environment, population dynamics and empowerment are examined, and in addition, regional, social and gender differentials are taken into account. By examining poverty from a broader perspective than shortfalls of consumption or income, the report attempts to propose a comprehensive approach to fighting human pove... Bangladesh - 2000 |
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Gross National Happiness This first National Human Development Report for Bhutan addresses the development of Bhutan since 1961. The country's approach toward the economic development canters on achieving a harmony between economic forces, the environment and spiritual and cultural values. The report highlights the fact that in Bhutan material progress and accumulation of wealth are not regarded as the ultimate goal. Rather, Gross National Happiness (GNH) is considered far more important than Gro... Bhutan - 2000 |
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Cambodia Human Development Report 2000 Children and Employment Cambodia's fourth NHDR documents the magnitude of child labor in Cambodia, and attempts to understand the determinants of child labor within the context of the overall labor market in the country. It also explores the links between child labor, human development, and human rights. The Report stresses that children are the wealth of the nation and its future. It concludes that labor that prevents children from realizing their full human potential -by keeping them away from school or by causing... Cambodia - 2000 |
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Reorienting the State The Human Development Report Mongolia 2000 focuses on reorienting the state in modern Mongolia. It addresses the second phase of the country’s transition from a socialist to democratic nation and identifies seven appropriate responsibilities of the state: protecting national security, ensuring human rights, establishing the role of law, managing economic growth, protecting the environment, offering adequate social protection, and fostering the development of democracy. Of these respon... Mongolia - 2000 |
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Quality, Access and Relevance in Basic Education The first Philippine Report on Human Development and Governance proved to be a powerful advocacy tool leading to a presidential directive that required local governments to devote at least 20 percent of internal revenue to human development priorities. The 2000 Report explores the poor quality of education in the country evident from the low scores obtained by Filipino students in standardized tests. The Report finds that inadequate budget and a dearth of competent teachers were causes for t... Philippines - 2000 |
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Village Economy and Development This, the third national human development report on Cambodia, analyzes the role of villages in Cambodia's development. Using quantitative data from a national survey as well as qualitative information from various sources, the report looks at the situation of Cambodia's villages in terms of economic and social infrastructure, analyzes disparities across poor and rich villages, and discusses recent attempts to promote participatory grassroots development in the country. The concluding sectio... Cambodia - 1999 |
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Transition and the State The main focus of the report is a discussion of the role of the state vis-à-vis the transition to a market-based economy, and this is done in a very thorough manner. The conceptual framework and analysis focuses strongly on the role of the state in promoting efficient markets, while taking into consideration issues of externalities, public goods, and market failures. Through this more traditional economic analysis, the conceptual framework provided by the human development perspective ... China - 1999 |
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Human Development in Karnataka 1999 The Karnataka Human Development Report (1999) attempts to provide an overall developmental map of the state. In particular, it analyses issues pertaining to health, nutrition, family welfare, education, income, employment, poverty, housing, water supply, sanitation, gender, status of children and decentralization. This is the first SHDR report that has dedicated a section on the status of the children of the state. Recommendations are made on the major macro issues considered. The report e... India - 1999 |
