The Capacity Continuum: Tracking the Capacity of State Institutions in Driving Human Development

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Cummins ◽  
Tsegaye Lemma
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
State Institutions

scholarly journals DOCUMENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT HOUSING TRENDS IN MACHAR COLONY IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-33
Author(s):  
Mansoor Raza
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Population Growth Rate ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Civic Life ◽  
High Demand ◽  
State Institutions

The population growth rate of Karachi is way beyond average national growth rate. Keeping aside the reasons for this extravagant growth, the phenomenon puts high demand on all aspects of civic life, and housing is no exception. The supply for housing for poor is not coming from formal sectors, which results in the creation of squatter settlements. Some of the theorists view these squatters as an indicator of poor’s desire for self improvement. The informality in Karachi is tacitly promoted by state institutions to value-tag land for future formal commercial enterprises. The resulting uncertainty is an impediment to the freedom of poor and hence human development. This paper documents and analyses the land use of Karachi, from the perspective of housing in an informal settlement, by taking Machar Colony as a case study. Literature review, stakeholders’ interviews, on-site observations and pictorial documentation are the prime characteristics of the research methodology. Keyword: Informality, housing, fear, freedom, commodification, Karachi, Machar Colony

scholarly journals SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND INDIVIDUAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-181
Author(s):  
Tiberiu ILIE
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Collective Security ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Specialized Intervention ◽  
Individual Security

This paper aims to analyze social responsibility in relation to individual security. Social responsibility contains the mechanisms by which individuals and groups contribute to a collective security when the state institutions specialized intervention is not required. In this context, we will analyze the importance of responsibility for building social protection. The study is a qualitative one. The results highlight that the social responsibility of citizens can be a factor of stability, generator of security and human development. The conclusions highlight, among others, the fact that people interested in their own security are trying to find solutions for preserving the standard of living on the basis of social responsibility.

Social capital and human development: an empirical investigation across European countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASIMINA CHRISTOFOROU
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Multivariate Regression Analysis ◽  
European Countries ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Post War

Abstract:In this paper, we offer an empirical investigation of the relationship between social capital and human development across European countries for the post-war period. We argue that social organizations contribute directly to broader welfare aspects of development as part of the third sector of the economy, which undertakes the provision of public goods, such as health and education, in synergy with state institutions. This is counter to views that associate social organizations with anti-growth rent-seeking and lobbying activities. We begin with a multivariate regression analysis, which reveals that membership in social organizations is positively associated with human development, along with state institutions of public expenditure and the quality of governance. We then conduct a case study analysis to explore further the historical and cultural contextual factors of European welfare systems that determine the capacity of third sector organizations to enhance generalized co-operation, synergistic relations and social welfare against particularist interests.

22. Iraq

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadje Al-Ali ◽  
Nicola Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Failed State ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Favourable Environment ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Invasion Of Iraq

This chapter examines whether Iraq is a failed state and how it drew such characterization. It focuses on the period since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein. The chapter considers three areas: the reconstruction of Iraq’s political institutions; post-invasion violence and security; and human and economic development. It shows how the failure to reconstruct political institutions capable of reconciling Iraq’s different political groupings has weakened central government, exacerbated corruption within state institutions, and contributed to ethnic/sectarian violence, thereby creating a favourable environment for the emergence of the Islamic State. The chapter argues that the Iraqi state is failing to provide necessary services and infrastructure for economic and human development and even basic security for much of the population.

Human Development in the Life Course

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Zittoun ◽  
Jaan Valsiner ◽  
Dankert Vedeler ◽  
Joao Salgado ◽  
Miguel M. Goncalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Human Development ◽  
The Life Course

What Does Human Development Index Rating Mean in Terms of Individualism/Collectivism?

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria José Sotelo ◽  
Luis Gimeno
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Relationship

The authors explore an alternative way of analyzing the relationship between human development and individualism. The method is based on the first principal component of Hofstede's individualism index in the Human Development Index rating domain. Results suggest that the general idea that greater wealth brings more individualism is only true for countries with high levels of development, while for middle or low levels of development the inverse is true.

Human Development: For Practitioners, not Researchers

1971 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 787-788
Author(s):  
JOHN M. MCDAVID
Keyword(s):  
Human Development
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