Publisher's Synopsis
is volume brings together the collection of papers that The book is divided into three sections: * conceptual foundations comprising classic papers by Sen,Haq, and Streetan * measurement which discusses the methodology for constructing the human development index and other aspects such as political freedom, gender inequality and poverty * policy explorations which includes a collection of articles from previous reports An essential reader for students, researchers and policy-makers, this book is an invaluable resource. The book is divided into three sections: * conceptual foundations comprising classic papers by Sen, Haq, and Streetan * measurement which discusses the methodology for constructing the human development index and other aspects such as political freedom, gender inequality and poverty * policy explorations which includes a collection of articles from previous reports An essential reader for students, researchers and policy-makers, this book is an invaluable resource.
