From the Intro: Development must bring about an improvement in the living conditions
of people. It should, therefore, ensure the provision of basic
human needs for all: not just food and clothing but also shelter,
health care and education. This simple but powerful proposition is
often forgotten in the pursuit of material wealth and the conventional
concerns of economics. The problem is compounded by the
dominant ideology of our times, which states that markets and
globalization promise economic prosperity for those who join the
system and economic deprivation for those who do not. The reality
that has unfolded so far, however, belies the expectations of the
ideologues.
CREDIT INFO: Nayyar, Deepak and Ha-Joon Chang. "Toward a People-Centered Approach to Development," from The Development Imperative: Toward a People-Centered Approach, Hershberg, Eric, and Christy Thornton, eds. (New York: Social Science Research Council, 2005): 1-9. Copyright © 2005 SSRC.