This inaugural volume provides a comprehensive look at the world-wide progress in solving the problems of poor nations. Focussing on the human side of development, it includes a review of the historical evolution of the concept of human development, an assessment of the progress made in the last two decades, an identification of successful development policy measures, a discussion of human development goals for the 1990s, and an analysis of human development in the context of urbanization. The volume also contains a section of unique data tables drawn from the UNDP's extensive studies of development in all regions of the world.
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