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Human Development topic 24
According to the United Nations:
▪ “Human Development is not only economic growth but also
means empowerment of people, attention to basic needs, and the
provision of social protection networks, political and cultural
freedoms and other aspects of people's lives.”
Inequity, the persistence of poverty, unemployment, underemployment and economic
informality have allowed a complete human development. That is why it is necessary to
direct public policies and international resources for development, the fruits of economic
growth and technological progress towards the eradication of poverty, social inequality and
guarantee of sustainability.
There are three basic guidelines that the State should undertake for human development:
✓ STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN CAPITAL in the fields of education, nutrition, health
and infrastructure.
✓ PROMOTION OF PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT In order to take advantage of the
potential of small, medium enterprises for productive and social generation, such as
the production of food, tourism and environmental services.
✓ SEARCH FOR EQUITY AS AN EXPLICIT OBJECTIVE OF SOCIAL POLICIES,
which also includes access to information.
A NEW CONCEPTION OF DEVELOPMENT
Until the ‘30s of the 20th century, this was called PROGRESS, but then the concept of
development began to be used as a synonym of well-being and wealth. In 1990, the United
Nations published its first global report on HUMAN DEVELOPMENT causing a historic
change in this conception