First Things First: Meeting Basic Human Needs in the Developing Countries

✍ Scribed by Paul Streeten

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 220
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The authors defend the basic needs' approach to economic development which has been the subject of controversy and suspicion among many groups.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword by Mahbub ul Haq
Preface
Introduction and Summary
1. Why Basic Needs?
2. The Feasibility of Implementation
3. The Search for a Suitable Yardstick
4. Basic Needs and Growth: Is There a Conflict?
5. Lessonsfrom Country Experience
6. Lessons from Sector Experience
7. What Have We Learned?
8. The Role of the International Community
Appendix: Basic Needs and Human Rights
Bibliography
Index