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	RAND \| RAND Pardee Center \| 50 Books \| Human Development
		The term “human development” has come to mean “an expansion of human capabilities, a widening of choices, an enhancement of freedoms and a fulfillment of human rights.” It was not always thus.
		The primary metric used for measuring human development in the HDRs is the Human Development Index (HDI) – a metric that combines measures of life expectancy, education, and income by country.
		Since this list is designed to track the RAND Pardee Center’s interest in aiding progress in human development, it is important to include books on human rights and on the history of human development, and to include at least a few of the Human Development Reports themselves.
	www.rand.org /pardee/50books/human_development.html (1182 words)

	Poverty - ANHwiki
		For a list of countries ordered by the percentage of the population living in poverty, see List of countries by percentage of population living in poverty.
		Developed countries have a relatively high standard of living derived through an industrialized, diversified economy.
		Countries with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) are generally considered developed countries.
	wiki.anhglobal.org /wiki/Poverty (832 words)

	UNDP Kosovo - Human Development Report - Kosovo 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The concept of human development goes beyond the more traditional income measurement approach, which has at times obscured the fact that the primary objective of development is to benefit people.
		Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices by expanding their capabilities to lead long and healthy lives, to be knowledgeable, to have a decent standard of living and to participate actively in community life.
		National Human Development Reports (NHDR) have been used throughout the world to promote advocacy for human development with the aim of stimulating dialogue on national development strategies and objectives, and to monitor the status of human development by providing facts and figures, which measure progress and pinpoint critical imbalances.
	www.kosovo.undp.org /HDR/hdr.htm (942 words)

	Africa: Human Development Report, 2002
		It is intrinsic to the process of human development, the freedom and the choice that allows an individual or a group dignity and fulfillment within any society.
		And though all countries have a seat and a vote in the World Trade Organizationin practice, decisions are taken in small group meetings and heavily influenced by Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States.
		Although developing countries are deeply affected by the decisions of institutions such as the IMF, World Bank and WTO, they have little power in their decisionmaking.
	www.africaaction.org /docs02/hdr2002.htm (2785 words)

	Energy For Human Development, Report 1
		The Human Development Index is the average of three indices: the Life Expectancy Index (LEI), the Education Index (EI) and the GDP Index (GDPI).
		The Human Development Index is a measure that helps to capture the overall socio-economic health of a country, and a measure that allows for useful comparisons, whether by international bodies like the UN (17), or concerned individuals (18).
		While every country has its unique story that can hardly be fully captured by the simple measures used here, it is still evident from Tables 2 and 3 that in many cases the expenditure of significant electrical energy per capita does not translate into the level of human development that could be had.
	www.idiom.com /~garcia/EFHD_01.htm (4773 words)

	HumanDevelopmentReport
		The highlight of the Report is the Human Development Index (HDI) -- a broad measure of social and economic progress in 174 countries.
		It notes that the income disparity between the richest and poorest country in the world was about 3 to 1 in 1820, 35 to 1 in 1950, 44 to 1 in 1973, and 72 to 1 in 1992.
		Countries are not equal in the degree and extent to which they collect and process data.
	www.sonic.net /~schuelke/HumanDevelopmentReport.htm (1307 words)

	Human Development Index - Top 30 Countries with high human development
		Human development is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes.
		The most basic capabilities for human development are to lead long and healthy lives, to be knowledgeable, to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living and to be able to participate in the life of the community.
		The Index, published annually by the UN, is a summary measure of human development.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/human_development.htm (469 words)

	List of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, developing, or under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life.
		The index was developed in 1990 by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq.
		Countries (almost all UN member states and a couple of special territories) fall into three broad categories based on their HDI: high, medium, and low human development.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index (453 words)

	Myths & Facts - Human Rights in Arab Countries
		Tunisia’s official news agency noted that unspecified countries refused to support calls for “tolerance” and “understanding,” and would not allow the word “democracy” to appear in the final draft of a position paper to be approved by heads of state.
		The country’s constitution is the Koran and the Sunna (tradition) of the prophet Muhammad, and the country is thus governed by a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
		In the areas of the country controlled by the Syrian-backed militia Hizballah, only Islamic law is applied; in the independent Palestinian refugee camps in the south, no specific law system is endorsed.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/myths/mf16.html (6698 words)

	HDI...not to be mistaken for Human Development, IRED
		Longevity isn't something that can be played easily by the governmental statistics, although given that small changes in life expectation lead to big changes in the place the county occupies, it won't be surprising to hear that some authoritarian regimes are ready to put 3-4 additional months to their citizens average lifespan.
		Oil prices being at the half of their current level, Norway would occupy lower position in the general list but the country would be the same in terms of human development.
		Even among the list leaders the issue is politically sensitive because all of them have democratically elected governments that don't want to be accused of "lowering" the human development standards in the country.
	www.ired.com /news/mkt/hdi.htm (720 words)

	The Human Rights Institute @ UCONN
		A country’s human development effort is evaluated on the basis of the well-being of the poorest members of the society.
		Classifying countries into human development income deficit and human development effort deficit, it is demonstrated that a large number of countries could achieve higher welfare levels for the poor if they adopted a more pro-poor stance.
		Human rights are universally declared to be universal yet the protection of those rights (and even violations of those rights) has been severely limited by territorial considerations.
	www.humanrights.uconn.edu /conf_2005.htm (7339 words)

	UNESCO and Least Developed Countries
		Forty-nine countries are currently (2001) designated by the United Nations as "least developed countries" (LDCs).
		For the low-income criterion, the threshold on which inclusion in the current list is based has been a GDP per capita of $800, and the threshold for graduation has been a GDP per capita of $900.
		The Committee for Development Policy has recommended that the Economic Diversification Index be replaced by an Economic Vulnerability Index reflecting the main external shocks to which many low-income countries are subject, and incorporating the main structural elements of the countries' exposure to the shocks, including their smallness and lack of diversification
	www.unesco.org /ldc/list.htm (408 words)

	Human Rights Research Guide
		A human rights instrument can be defined as "a formal, official, written act of a state or states set forth in a document, such as a treaty, in which a state expresses its intention with regards to certain human rights principles or norms...." Consult, A Handbook of International Human Rights Terminology, for the complete definition.
		Indexing and full text for a basic collection of general-interest, humanities, social science and science periodicals and newspapers, from 1986 to present.
		Indexes and abstracts articles in the fields of community development; crisis intervention; evaluation research; family and social welfare; gerontology; policy, planning and forecasting; poverty and homelessness; professional issues in social work; social development; social work education; support groups/networks; violence, abuse and neglect; and welfare services.
	www.bothell.washington.edu /library/guides/humanrights (2237 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a list of countries by Human Development Index as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report of.
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	k9moldpatrol.com /index.htm (596 words)

	Amazon.com: Reflections on Human Development: Books: Mahbub ul Haq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Haq, the Human Development Report's formidable chief architect, wants the UN to act as a 'peace corps' not a 'police force', moving from its quasi-military role to become a super-development agency.
		Development policies and strategies are discussed which link economic growth with human lives in various societies.
		The book offers a new vision of human security for the twenty-first century where real security is equated with security of people in their homes, their jobs, their communities, and their environment.
	www.amazon.com /Reflections-Human-Development-Mahbub-Haq/dp/0195101936 (1138 words)

	Learning About the HGP and Genetics Through the WWW: URL List
		International group formed to further the understanding of human proteins and to realize the benefits of proteomics by encouraging cooperation among scientific, governmental, and financial communities.
		Database of human genes, traits, and genetic disorders.
		Lists a number of federal laboratory opportunities all over the country.
	www.ornl.gov /sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/urllist.shtml (1954 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Index 2/06: Twenty years on Index on Censorship returns to Chernobyl to tell the hidden stories of those who live across the region devastated by the nuclear explosion of 1986.
		Flag Drawings Graham Bartram portions The This is a list of countries by Human Development Index (2003) as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005.
		The index is created using one or more columns of the table.
	www.tomchappell.net /index.htm (488 words)

	CNN.com - Cool Norway best place to chill - Jul 16, 2004
		Switzerland, which headed the list in 1980, is in 11th spot.
		The 2004 HDI, released in Brussels Thursday, is a composite index that looks at indicators such as life expectancy, adult literacy rates, school enrolments and per capita income.
		Whatever the criteria used, the U.N. argues in its 2004 Human Development Report, released in Brussels Thursday, that cultural freedoms should be embraced as basic human rights and necessities for the development of increasingly diverse societies in the 21st century.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/europe/07/16/norway.best (609 words)

	Canada regains ground in UN development ranking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Canada is No. 4 on the United Nations Human Development Index, which ranks 177 countries in terms of health, education, life expectancy, income, poverty levels and environmental quality.
		The report criticized the country's "inequalities in income, education and health" and said that it was detrimental to marginal groups.
		The UN says countries such as Canada must show greater leadership in supporting improved access to clean water and better sanitation in developing countries.
	www.cbc.ca /world/story/2004/07/15/UNlisting_040715.html (1414 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Flag Drawings Graham Bartram portions The This is a list of countries exotic by Human Development Index (2003) as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005.
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	www.teameto.com /index.htm (502 words)

	NationMaster - Statistics > Human Development Index by country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series.
		They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
		DEFINITION: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series.
	www.nationmaster.com /graph-T/eco_hum_dev_ind (265 words)

	World Rank-Human development index rankings statistics living standard rankings statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It ranks all the independent countries according to their political freedoms and civil rights.It also includes a link which shows the same ranking for the related territories and non-indepedent regions.
		The rank considers standard data such as political, economical, health and social situation, incomes, expectancy life, number of doctors, nurses, records of crime,etc. There is a special note for the countries under dictatorship, war or facing guerrilla activity.
		The situation can be: a civil war, a coup, a heavy flood, a strong drought, a strong economical crisis due to a bad economical situation, or the opposite: a strong growth, etc. The update will be made as soon as the situation will affect the living standard of the population.
	www.mherrera.org /world.htm (455 words)

	World Rank -Human development index ranking, living standard data statistics
		Freedom in the World It contains a list of all independent countries in the world with their political freedoms and their civil rights.
		New Countries It shows the possibilities of some territories reaching the independence.
		The situation can be: a civil war,a coup, a heavy flood, a strong drought, a strong economical crisis due to a bad economical situation, or the opposite: a strong growth, etc The update will be made as soon as the situation will change the standard of life of the population.
	www.angelfire.com /ma/maxcrc/world3.html (390 words)

	Library: Guide to Human Development Resources
		The following is a selected list of resources for starting research in Human Development.
		A scholarly journal is a periodical written for an audience of professionals/researchers in a particular field.
		A professional/researcher relies on these publications in order to understand what is being studied in their discipline, and when developing and conducting their own research.
	library.csusm.edu /subject_guides/human_development (564 words)

	IGOs and NGOs - Researching International Human Rights Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Author searches by the name of the organization will often produce a list of the reports and documents produced by the organization or try keyword searches.
		Human rights activists and lawyers rely on these reports for asylum proceedings and when appearing before various treaty bodies and tribunals.
		FBIS is a microfiche collection consisting of translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from nations around the globe.
	www.ll.georgetown.edu /intl/guides/humanrights/hr_2.html (845 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Flag Drawings Graham Bartram portions The This is a list of countries by Human Development Index (2003 modern) as included in the United Nations Development Programme Report 2005.
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	www.valleycommunitycc.org /index.htm (383 words)

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