About the Book: Human Development: Dimensions and Strategies
Human development is a relative concept and it needs to be understood from an
interdisciplinary perspective. It includes widening of choices, expansion of
freedom, and fulfillment of human rights. The human development index (HDI) in
the United Nations Development Programmes Human Development Report (HDR)
considers literacy rate, life expectancy from birth, along with the Gross
Domestic Product per head for this purpose. It is important to understand an
appropriate methodology for measuring human development and its linkage with
economic development. This book addresses specific problems and issues
pertaining to human development in India. The main themes which the book covers
include