Advancing Human Development
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This lecture will provide an overview of the forthcoming book, ‘Advancing Human Development: Theory and Practice’ by Frances Stewart, Gustav Ranis and Emma Samman. It will discuss the origin and justification of the concept; its relationship with economic growth; why some countries have been more successful than others in advancing human development over the past forty years; some critical issues including the role of social institutions and of political economy; and major contemporary challenges for the analysis and sustainability of Human Development.
Date: 15 May 2018, 17:15
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 3
Speaker: Professor Frances Stewart (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Oxford Department of International Development
Organiser contact email address: ods@qeh.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Oxford Development Studies Annual Lectures
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advancing-human-development-lecture-by-frances-stewart-tickets-42079306338
Audience: Public
Editor: Jo Boyce