Question

Define Human Development and explain the approaches to study it?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Human development is defined as the process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their well-being. Human development is about the real freedom ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to do, and how to live. ... Central to the human development approach is the concept of capabilities.

Answer 2

Answer:

There are many ways of looking at the problem of human development.

Income approach – Oldest approach; Human Development is seen as being

linked to income. The idea is that the level of income reflects the level of

freedom an individual enjoys. Higher the level of income, the higher is the

level of human development

Welfare Approach – This approach looks at human beings as beneficiaries of

all development activities. The approach argues for higher govt. expenditure

on education, health, social secondary and amenities. People are not

participants in development but only passive recipients. The govt. is

responsible for increasing levels of human development by maximizing

expenditure on welfare.

Basic Needs Approach – Proposed by ILO; Six basic needs i.e health,

education, food, water supply, sanitation, and housing were identified. The

question of human choices is ignored and the emphasis is on the provision of

basic needs of defined section.

Capability Approach – This approach is associated with Prof. Amartya Sen.

Building human capabilities in the areas of health, education and access to

resources is the key to increasing human development.

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