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...

• Main Author: Streeten, Paul Patrick
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1981
• Subjects: NECESIDADES BASICAS; AYUDA ECONOMICA; PAISES EN DESARROLLO; TERCER MUNDO

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and summary
• 1. Why basic needs?
• 2. The feasibility of implementation
• 3. The search for a suitable yardstick
• 4. Basic needs and growth: is there a conflict?
• 5. Lessons form country experience
• 6. Lessons form sector experience
• 7. What have we learned?
• 8. The role of the international community
• Appendix: basic needs and human rights
• Bibliography.