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The Role of Governance and Decentralization in poverty reduction Two recent developments in Madagascar illustrate that he government is attempting to reduce poverty by advancing good governance and decentralization. First, the establishment of autonomous provinces in order to better understand the concerns of people at the local level and second, the development of a ‘National Strategy for Poverty Reduction’ in which governance is given a top priority. The report focuses its analysis on four main areas: the situation of human development at t... Madagascar - 2000 |
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Transformation for Human Development The 2000 report reviews the fundamental changes and significant achievements made in the political sphere, mainly through the adaptation and reform of institutions in both the public and the private sector. Impressive institutions of democracy, such as the Constitutional Court, Parliament, and one of the most progressive Constitutions in the world have justly filled South Africans with pride. However, the report finds that this impressive record conceals the continuing inequalities in acces... South Africa - 2000 |
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Achievements and Challenges of Human Development The report details the development challenges facing Bahrain at the turn of the millennium. Outstanding issues include the need for a higher than average GDP growth rate and investment in human resource development. Although high achievements in education have been made, it has not translated to sustainable employment prospects particularly amongst recent graduates. Bahrain has made significant gains in health as a direct result of the priority assigned to health programmes since the 1950s. ... Bahrain - 2000 |
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General Human Development Report With half the Djibouti population living below the established poverty level, this study presents a basic panoramic picture of the socio-economic conditions of this small African nation. Given the serious handicaps in collecting data, the authors’ attempt is no small feat. From the onset, the reader is informed that the data needed to calculate HDI is simply not available— a serious problem when attempting to calculate Djibouti’s key indicators of health, education and gen... Djibouti - 2000 |
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Human Development Report
Syrian Arab Republic - 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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Human Rights and Human Development: Action for Progress Armenia has experienced a decline in human development indicators since 2000. This can be attributed in part to the 1998 Russian crisis and the 1999 assassination of the Armenian Prime Minister. In addition, the report analyzes the achievements made in human rights and human development as well as the challenges ahead and focuses on the lack of sufficiently developed institutions, benchmarks and measurements of human rights. The theme has acquired special resonance due to Armenia’s sc... Armenia - 2000 |
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Democratic Governance for Human Development The Report focuses on not just one single theme. It offers a discussion of several new areas of human development in the republic that will require close attention by state and society over at least the next five to ten years. These major themes involve issues of globalization, security, and development. Kyrgyzstan - 2000 |
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Human Development Report on Peace and National Reconciliation The basic theme of this year's NHDR is the challenges facing Tajikistan in consolidating the gains under the General Agreement on Peace and National Reconciliation into sustainable economic and social development. The report describes and analyses some aspects of this peace-building process and of the challenges which stand in the way, notably the need to reintegrate fully into society, in a way which allows them to earn a decent living, former fighters and returnees. Examples of actions unde... Tajikistan - 2000 |
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Human Development & SME The most significant contribution of the NHDR in Uzbekistan has been a comprehensive picture of the state of Human Development, including issues of Culture, Disparities and Globalization. Uzbekistan - 2000 |
