Human development: 1993 - where do we go from here?

Abstract

The UNDP Human Development Report of 1993 ranks India 134 out of a total of 173 countries. This raises serious questions about India s human development policies and procedures. This paper attempts to examine India s position in relation to other Asian countries on different dimensions of human development. Particularly literacy, life expectancy, science and technological capabilities, women s development are included in this comparison. On the basis of an examination of the experiences of other countries a number of strategies are drawn. The strategies drawn here are based on a survey of literature carried out by the author at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Susses, England and supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat, London.