First things first : meeting basic human needs in the developing countries

In this book the author answers critics of the basic needs approach to economic development. Based on the actual experience of various countries, the book distills World Bank studies of the operational implications of meeting basic needs. The author explores the feasibility of implementing such an a...

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Main Author: Streeten, Paul Patrick
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1981
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Summary:In this book the author answers critics of the basic needs approach to economic development. Based on the actual experience of various countries, the book distills World Bank studies of the operational implications of meeting basic needs. The author explores the feasibility of implementing such an approach as well as ways of measuring performance. Also discussed are the presumed conflict between economic growth and basic needs, the relation between the New International Economic Order and basic needs, and the relation between human rights and basic needs.
Physical Description:xii, 206 p. : il.
Bibliography:Incluye bibliografía
ISBN:0-19-520369-0