Notes from the Editors, January 2022

buy this issue This number of Monthly Review is a special issue guest edited by Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad on The Cuban Revolution Today: Experiments in the Grip of Challenges. Although it covers the major internal struggles of the ongoing Cuban Revolution, along with the external attacks on it by Washington, one unaddressed area of critical importance, which deserves mention, is Cuba’s world leadership in sustainable human development.

НАЦІОНАЛЬНА МОДЕЛЬ СТІЙКОГО ЛЮДСЬКОГО РОЗВИТКУ: МЕТА ТА НАПРЯМКИ

The Republic of Belarus belongs to countries with a very high level of human development, implements the principles of gender-oriented health protection, harmonious combination of parental and professional responsibilities, and therefore the issue of forming a Belarusian model of sustainable human development through the innovative reproduction process of the population is relevant. The purpose of the study is to form a scientifically grounded approach to managing the model of sustainable human development in the system of its goals and areas of implementation. The methodological basis of the study was the modern legislative and regulatory acts regulating the socio-economic and innovative aspects of the development of society. The research tasks and their implementation, achievement of the goal are focused on the formation of the Concept of the Belarusian model of sustainable human development, based on the provisions of the fundamental concept of sustainable development of mankind, the basic concepts of the innovative reproduction process of the population and the world experience of state regulation of employment and sustainable employment. The main hypothesis of the study was the assumption about the possibility and feasibility of forming a Belarusian model of sustainable human development through the innovative reproduction process of the population and consolidated mechanisms in the system of state regulation of employment of the population aimed at increasing welfare. Presentation of the main material. This article is devoted to the analysis of the scientific approach proposed by the authors to the construction of a national model of sustainable human development in the system of its goals and components. The originality and practical significance is confirmed by our proposed goals, objectives of the Concept, directions and tools for its implementation. The formation of the concept of the Belarusian model of sustainable human development predetermines the need to reform the system of state regulation of employment, which leads to a change in the system of sources of formation of employment and mechanisms of state regulation of employment through a superstructure in these systems: sources of formation of innovative forms of full employment of the population, ensuring the reproduction of the labor force and human labor; algorithms of scientific and innovative policy for the implementation of mechanisms of state regulation of employment of the population in the system of decisions made at all levels; consolidated mechanisms in the system of state regulation of employment of the population aimed at increasing welfare; social mechanisms and guarantees for their implementation in the national economy on the principles of social equality. The practical significance and scientific novelty of the proposals lies in the fact that the conceptual foundations of the management of innovative employment of the population in the sustainable development of the national economy are built taking into account the forms of social protection of all age and gender strata of the population and professional strata as the determining role of state policy, contribute to the achievement of the criterion of the effectiveness of youth policy, implying a reduction the share of young people aged 15-24 who do not study and work, do not acquire professional skills, and also contributes to the inter-sectoral mobility of the labor force in social production. Conclusions and prospects for further research. In the future, practical recommendations for a more complete use of the resources of the national economy will allow the national economy to achieve not only the goal - GDP growth, but no less important goal - the satisfaction of the needs of a person of labor of social production.

The Synergy/Integration between Intelligence & Capital in the light of the Qura’an & Sunnah from Sustainable Developmental Perspective: التكامل بين الذكاء ورأس المال في ضوء القرآن والسنة من منظور تنموي مستدام

This research aims to clarify the synergy (bond/integration) between the Capital and the Intelligence in light of the Qura’an and Sunnah from sutainable developmental perspective, in the other way its attentively enlightens the meanings of versus of Quran and Sunnah in sustainable way; The research methodology was based ubon Tracking the Holy Quraan & Sunnah to reveal/explain the link/connection between capital and Intelligance mentioned in it, the researcher reaches that there is strong integration between the types (Capital& Intelligence) in examples (Role Models/leaders) from Quran and Sunnah in order to achieve peace, prosperity and sustainability to the community, and it reveals that Quran and true sunnah has a biggest influence in supporting this Coalition by setting such these examples and with the guidance of Allah and its prophet Mohammed (ppuh) reactions (sayings, doing and approval), taken in consideration not to twist the versus of Quran or hadith to comply/ match with the subject of the research; and the results of this study that there is a strong sustainable relationship between all types of capital and intelligence supported by Quran and reinforced by Sunnah, in fact there is a solid bond between intelligence and capital shown in Quran and Sunnah for the sake of humanity, also Quran and Sunnah encourages transparency and positivity in all ways of life (relationships, thoughts, communications,..) in sustainable moral frame to achieve Eternity in this life and at the judgment day; And the recommendations is that It’s Important for Islamic Institutes to support like these researches effectively to enhance the sustainable human development in the society, further more It’s crucial to implement the intelligence types by Institutes in Islamic perspective in all ways of life (educational, cultural, social,..) to build a generation proud of his Islam and ready to work for it.

The Synergy/Integration between Intelligence & Capital in the light of the Qura’an & Sunnah from Sustainable Developmental Perspective: التكامل بين الذكاء ورأس المال في ضوء القرآن والسنة من منظور تنموي مستدام

This research aims to clarify the synergy (bond/integration) between the Capital and the Intelligence in light of the Qura’an and Sunnah from sutainable developmental perspective, in the other way its attentively enlightens the meanings of versus of Quran and Sunnah in sustainable way; The research methodology was based ubon Tracking the Holy Quraan & Sunnah to reveal/explain the link/connection between capital and Intelligance mentioned in it, the researcher reaches that there is strong integration between the types (Capital& Intelligence) in examples (Role Models/leaders) from Quran and Sunnah in order to achieve peace, prosperity and sustainability to the community, and it reveals that Quran and true sunnah has a biggest influence in supporting this Coalition by setting such these examples and with the guidance of Allah and its prophet Mohammed (ppuh) reactions (sayings, doing and approval), taken in consideration not to twist the versus of Quran or hadith to comply/ match with the subject of the research; and the results of this study that there is a strong sustainable relationship between all types of capital and intelligence supported by Quran and reinforced by Sunnah, in fact there is a solid bond between intelligence and capital shown in Quran and Sunnah for the sake of humanity, also Quran and Sunnah encourages transparency and positivity in all ways of life (relationships, thoughts, communications,..) in sustainable moral frame to achieve Eternity in this life and at the judgment day; And the recommendations is that It’s Important for Islamic Institutes to support like these researches effectively to enhance the sustainable human development in the society, further more It’s crucial to implement the intelligence types by Institutes in Islamic perspective in all ways of life (educational, cultural, social,..) to build a generation proud of his Islam and ready to work for it.

Significance of clean water for sustainable good health in Nigeria

The significance of the impact of water-related diseases on human health has been recognized as a major threat to sustainable human development in some international forums. This study is an investigation into the correlation between unclean water and the outbreak of water-related diseases in Nigeria. It was established from the review of previous researches that the concept of clean water and sanitation is critical to the good health and well-being of all individuals. Nigeria still has a long way to go towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal number 6 (SDG 6) of the United Nations, hence it is high time government at all levels and individuals embraced Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) agenda 2030.

Scale effect on territorial disparities of sustainable human development in Morocco: a spatial analysis

Concretizing the input of Morocco’s advanced regionalization project, which aims to reduce territorial disparities for sustainable human development, is a cornerstone for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Alongside the implementation of this project, we carried out a multiscale study of the scope of human development disparities in Morocco based on the new engineering of the territorial division across twelve regions, seventy-five provinces, and fifteen hundred communes. The study aimed to test the effect of scale modification to identify spatial concentrations through the communal human development index. The level of human development of a country is assessed through the convergence of its local HDI. We tested the scaling effect in 2004 and 2017 to determine the state of convergence of human development indicators. The spatial autocorrelation results showed that the distribution of capabilities at the communal scale remained concentrated in Morocco. Areas near developed communes follow the same pattern, at the expense of more distant areas. After the spatial configuration of advanced regionalization was undertaken, there was a decrease in regional and provincial disparities. This outcome is less notable at the communal level. Focusing on the microscale consequently becomes a preferable way to reduce inequalities in sustainable human development. Therefore, for the success and effectiveness of the advanced regionalization project in particular and for the achievement of the SDGs in general, spatial equity remains a necessary condition for the convergence of sustainable human development actions at the microscale.

Social Economy and Social Business Supporting Policies for Sustainable Human Development in a Post-COVID-19 World

This paper explores the role that the social economy, and the social business within it, have in terms of the strategies deployed to tackle Sustainable Development challenges. This paper proposes a New Sustainable Recovery Approach (NSRA) leveraging the strengths of the social economy and social business to guide policymakers to rethink socio-economic actions for a post-COVID-19 world aimed at sustainable human development. The NSRA is based on three, self-reinforcing, components: the promotion of Sustainable Human Development (SHD) for everyone; a transformative approach to Education and Research for individual and collective learning processes; and a strong emphasis on a recovery driven by an “enhanced social and environmental consciousness and behavior”. The paper analyzes the role of the social economy and social business in the implementation of the NSRA. At the end of the paper, policy implications and final remarks are provided to policy makers.