The Creation of the Human Development Approach
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-84686-6 (ISBN)
Tadashi Hirai is Project Researcher in the University of Tokyo, Japan, and a supervisor specializing in the human development approach and the human development index at the University of Cambridge, UK.
1. History of Development: Towards Human Development .- 2. Institutionalisation of Development Concepts .- 3. Measurement of Development: Predecessors of the Human Development Index .- 4. The Human Development Index and Its Evolution .- 5. Happiness in Human Development.
"This concise and well-written book by Tadashi Hirai adds to the growing body of literature on Human Development (HD) by offering an in-depth historical perspective on the emergence of the approach and an analysis of its institutional context. ... Hirai's book is thoughtfully researched, clearly written and economical with words. The monograph is highly suitable for gaining an overview of the historic and institutional context of human development and its measurement." (Madleina Daehnhardt, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 20 (1), 2019)
“This concise and well-written book by Tadashi Hirai adds to the growing body of literature on Human Development (HD) by offering an in-depth historical perspective on the emergence of the approach and an analysis of its institutional context. … Hirai’s book is thoughtfully researched, clearly written and economical with words. The monograph is highly suitable for gaining an overview of the historic and institutional context of human development and its measurement.” (Madleina Daehnhardt, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 20 (1), 2019)
Erscheinungsdatum | 05.03.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | XXIII, 173 p. 1 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 2653 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
Schlagworte | development aid • Development Policy • development theory • Economic Growth • Human Development • Human Development Index • International Institutions • UNDP • well-being |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-84686-8 / 3319846868 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-84686-6 / 9783319846866 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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