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General Human Development Report The NHDR provides an analysis of human development in Bulgaria and finds that the Bulgarian people have proved to be unprepared to cope with the transition from a society with restricted but clearly formulated opportunities for choice, to a society in which personal realization requires great personal effort in conditions of unclear regulations and, frequently, a complete lack of legislative norms. The report identifies urgent economic measures needed to stimulate sustainable human developmen... Bulgaria - 1995 |
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Human Development in Estonia in Transition The Report urges that despite difficulties, Estonia should elaborate its own strategy of sustainable human development and start its implementation. For that purpose, Estonia should keep its already advanced education, science and national culture functioning and as widely accessible as the traditional sources of overall development and pillars of national identity, even if the social costs of radical economic reforms tend to be high. Estonia - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The report finds that Georgia’s current level of national income is among the lowest in the world. Until now, armed conflict and collapse of the economy have reduced both population and government to a state of penury, which has precluded social action. However, the report is optimistic about the Georgia’s potential due to the wealth of natural and human resources available. The authors suggests a future sustainable human development strategy offering a unified approach, whereby... Georgia - 1995 |
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Problems and Social Support Provided by Local Authorities The report looks at the current social welfare crisis and identifies nine emerging crisis zones, considered as direct consequences of the significant changes which have taken place in the political and economic fields during the previous six to eight years. These include, a high mortality rate; deteriorating general health conditions; continuous reduction in births and destabilization of families; a narrowing down of educational and retraining possibilities, mainly with certain strata of the... Hungary - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The report finds that Kazakhstan’s human development indicators have been damaged by the problems of transition. The authors suggest direct interventions in support of human development in the three main components of the human development index, namely, raising living standards by restoring and raising incomes through creation of a market economy, secondly, an expansion of skills and capacities of the population through the protection of basic education services and reform of higher le... Kazakhstan - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The report urges the need for a continued change in the mentality of people and organizations to reduce dependency on the state, combat a lack of initiative and to promote an entrepreneurial spirit. It recognizes that the state is no longer able to maintain funding for priority human development needs, such as education and health, and calls for support from international humanitarian organizations during the current ‘survival’ period. It stresses the need to prioritize economic... Kyrgyzstan - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The Latvia Human Development Report 1995 provides an inventory of the situation regarding social development in Latvia and a basis for monitoring subsequent progress. The report focuses on two sets of issues that pose particular challenges for human development in Latvia: social integration and social stress. In the realm of social integration, the report devotes separate chapters to the development of a multi-ethnic society, the position of marginal/vulnerable groups, the changing status of ... Latvia - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The Report concludes with a number of observations which indicate that while progress is being made, the transition process in Lithuania has met with a number of problems: Development of democracy: Substantial progress has been made in developing a democratic society. All the main prerequisites such as a multi-party system, free elections, free press and freedom of speech, have been introduced Although weaknesses include political fragmentation, over-centralized Government and the lack of st... Lithuania - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report In 1991, Moldova's year of independence, the global HDR ranked the Republic at 64th place internationally in a survey of 179 nations' human development. Three years later, despite improvements in the nations economic standing, this ranking had dropped 11 points to 75th place, thus confirming that Moldova's transition process had devastatingly impacted the country's social situation. The preparation of the NHDR has provided an opportunity for the Government and people to assess the above tren... Moldova - 1995 |
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General Human Development Report The Summary in Part III provides a comprehensive account of social development after 1989; opportunities for and threats to human development; forecasts of social development and possible scenarios for its application in Poland. These include four options: 1) Continuation of hitherto existing concepts, 2) Improve what exists, 3) Use of free market and philanthropy, and 4) Withdrawal of the state and expanding the voluntary sector. The results of the implementation of each option are described... Poland - 1995 |
