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Development in South Asia 2003 |
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Mahbub ul Haq
Human Development Centre's 2003 Report on
The Employment Challenge of South Asia underlines
the imperative of translating economic growth
into job creation and poverty reduction. In keeping
with the tradition of the Centre's previous
reports, this report analyses the issue of employment
from the perspective of people. The report raises
concerns about the current patterns of economic
growth and trade, the systems of education and
training, the protection of the rights of all
workers including women and children, and the
global trading rules as they impact on food and
livelihood security of poor people. The report
provides a policy |
framework to
establish links between economic growth, employment,
human development and poverty reduction. The report
concludes that the failure to consciously establish
this link would deliver neither sustainable economic
growth nor social justice.
The report analyses the critical issue of employment
in the context of globalisation and slow down
of world economy. In recent year, the South Asian
countries have increased their economic activities,
but these have not led to increased income for
the majority of people or reduction in poverty.
The report puts people at the center of economic,
political and social policies. The South Asia
regional focus of the report enables a rich examination
of issues, comparing and contrasting the experiences
of various South Asian countries. The wealth of
data collected for the report, as well as the
analyses made will be valuable for policy makers,
social scientists, academic and research institutes,
students of economics, sociology, government and
trade policies, and all those who are engaged
in influencing policies.
Human Development in South Asia 2003 has been
prepared under the direction of Khadija Haq, President
of the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre.
Research was conducted by a team consisting of
Feyza Arman Bhatti, Umara Afsar, Muhammad Daud
Munir, Mohammed Ali Raja and Taha Mustafa. Two
Indian economists, Jayati Ghosh and Parthapratim
Pal , were an integral part of this work. |
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| February 11, 2004. |
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