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Human Development and Global Institutions

Evolution, Impact, Reform
By Richard Ponzio and Arunabha Ghosh
Series: Global Institutions
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Human Development and Global Institutions explores the evolution of social development concepts in the post-colonial era. It analyses how UN institutions have engaged with human development at intellectual, technical, and operational levels. Through compelling case studies on humanitarian efforts, hunger, disease, education, and water resources, the book offers an in-depth look at global institutional responses to development challenges.
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This book is suitable for readers interested in international development, global governance, and the role of UN institutions in social progress.

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The purpose of the book is to examine the conceptual evolution of “social development” during the post-colonial era, and see how various institutions of the UN system have tried to engage with this issue.

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The purpose of the book is to examine the conceptual evolution of "social development" during the post-colonial era, and to see how various institutions of the UN system have tried to engage with this issue, both in terms of intellectual and technical advance, and operationally.

Human Development and Global Institutions explores this through a series of engaging case studies—humanitarian enterprise, hunger and malnutrition, disease, education, and water resources.

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Juan Telleria of the University of the Basque Country commends the book as a valuable contribution to human development literature, highlighting its useful review of the paradigm's influence on global governance debates over the past 25 years.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415483599

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 184

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Arunabha Ghosh Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Richard Ponzio Science & Nature Series: Global Institutions

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