Human Rights
- ISBN-10
- 8176253227
- ISBN-13
- 9788176253222
- Series
- Human Rights
- Category
- Human rights
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sarup & Sons
- Author
- Anuradha Kumar
Description
The Poorest Nations Fall Farther Behind. Nations In Transition From Command To Open Economies Face Immense Hardships. Nation As That Have Achieved Prosperity See Their Success Accompanied By A New Array Of Problems Like Social, Environmental, Cultural And Economic, And Many Are Consequently Reluctant Even To Pursue Their Assistance Policies At Former Levels.The Current Situation Calls For Wider Intellectual Understanding, Deeper Moral Commitments And More Effective Policy Measures. Without Them, A Half Century Of Considerable Progress Could Be Undermined. Worse, All Peoples Of The World Will Live On A Deteriorating Planet, And Will Increasingly Lose The Ability To Shape Their Distiny In A Coherent Way.The Charter Of Un Makes Possible A Maturing Elaboration Of The Crucial Idea Of Sustainable Development, But It Has Been Left To Us In The Last Decades Of The Twentieth Century To Try To Bring The Concept Of Development To Fulfilment.In The Light Of The New Vision Of Development That Is Emerging, An Alternative To The Un In Development Simply Does Not Exist. The Un Is A Forum Where The Voice Of All States, Great And Small, Can Be Heard With Equal Clarity, And Where Non-State Actors Can Make Their Views Known To The Widest Audiences, There Is Still Time To Move Forward Together, But Greater Urgency Is Necessary.The Editor Had Provided An Objective Critique Of The Contra-Dictions And Consequences Of The Development And Disparities Among The Countries. There Are Some Definite Linkages Between Development And Disparities. Tackling As It Does Varies Concerns Which Are Of Growing Importance In Most Developing Countries, The Collection In This Book Are Of Thought Provoking Critical Reviews / Papers / Articles From India And Abroad Which Would Appeal To A Wide Range Of Readers. The Present Work Encompasses A Wide Range Of Content And Approaches In Its Ambit And As Such It Is Expected To Be Of Much Interest To A Vast Spectrum Of Scholars.
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