Development: an analysis of concepts, measurement and indicators

Soares, Jair Sampaio; Quintella, Rogério Hermida

doi:10.1590/s1807-76922008000200003

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“…The path to sustainable development started in the 1970s but the Brundtland Report highlighted it at United Nations level in 1987 and linked it to the needs of present and future generations as a direction to development [20]. In realizing development, the state must maintain capacity to maintain its affairs [21].…”

Section: Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development: State Capacity to Revitalize the Healthcare System in Saudi Arabia

Rahman

Qattan

2020

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Vision 2030 is seen as a contributing factor to diversifying the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy and stimulating numerous changes in its social sectors, including in the health sector. Sustainable Development (SD)2030 is a global consensual agreement among nation states to build a sustainable, desirable and progressively interrelated world. Achieving the Sustainable Development 2030 is seen as a main component of development for health. This article explores the state capacity and the role of Vision2030 and Sustainable Development 2030 in the revitalizing the healthcare system in Saudi Arabia. Systematic review and thematic data analysis technique are used as method of this study. The Saudi government highlighted and emphasized Vision 2030 to improve population health and the world body emphasized that Sustainable Development 2030 will contribute to “healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. Saudi Arabia’s Vision2030 encourages the state to play a renewed role in development in the light of the UN’s declaration of the ‘right to development’. In pursuing development, the state must have necessary institutional environment in sustaining capacity, resources and interactions among groups for realizing constructive roles and functions in maintaining state affairs. The government needs to develop a sustainable healthcare system by adding to health human resources, building public-private partnership, and efficient use of resources through stewardship, good governance, accountability, and transparency.

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Section: Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development: State Capacity to Revitalize the Healthcare System in Saudi Arabia

Rahman

Qattan

2020

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“…In Rodney's (1973) view, the only time the term or concept of underdevelopment can make sense is when development is compared in levels because more often, it is associated to the premise that development in relation to the socialization of human has been restricted to an economic point of view and therefore uneven. Having a grasp of the definition of underdevelopment makes understanding the concept of development less difficult no wonder Soares and Quintella (2008). Asserted that, the concept of development has been around as much as civilization itself.…”

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“…These principles are equity, liberty and efficiency. According to Soares and Quintella (2008), the separation of these three qualities conceptually is still associated with three distinct planes that is, equity having a social dimension, liberty presenting a political dimension and efficiency having an economic dimension. Rodney (1973) adjudged that development is a multi-faceted process in any human society.…”

Section: Concept Of Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Colonialism and the Development in Nigeria: Effects and Challenges

2019

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Colonization started around the 16th century and spread all around the world by the beginning of the twentieth century. By the mid-1960s, most colonized African states had gained independence. Decades after independence however, events in these countries suggests that the effects of colonialism have not left the independent countries specifically on the area of development. While many scholars have arguedfor and against the effects of colonialpowers on their respective colonies, this study focused on colonization as it relates directly on development in Nigeria. The study adopted a narrative and descriptive research design in order to depict the opinions represented in literature by scholars in an accurate way.The main findings of this Study are as follows: Firstly, although, colonialism laid the foundation of formal education in Nigeria, but when western education was introduced, it was not with the intention to engender development rather, it was introduced as a solution to language barriers experienced at the time as well as the need to be cost efficient by producing efficient locals that will take over positions of responsibilities occupied by subordinate Europeans. Secondly, colonialism encouraged and intensified tribalism, ethnicity and class struggle within Nigeria. Thirdly, the decolonization of Nigeria saw the assumption to power of leaders that are in tandem with colonial style of governance. This ensured the continuity of the colonial grip on the economy in spite of independence. Hence, development was not of interest and concern to both colonialists and the leaders' enthroned. What was of interest to the colonialists was how to administer and manage Nigeria in proxy and to the leaders that emerged, power andprivileges. Fourthly, colonialism was an economic, social and religious weapon which was used to subjugate and alter the African social structure and by extension, Nigeria's social structure. This was effectively achieved by substituting ancient norms, values andpractices with the ways of the colonial powers. Lastly, the provisions of the constitution that was forced on the Nigerian citizens are discriminative and what this constitutional provision achieved was the dissociation of Nigeria from her development needs.

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“…The concept of development is evolving and it started along with the civilization (Soares Jr. and Quintella, 2008). Along with development timeline, scholars realized that development of urban and rural is fundamentally different.…”

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“…Along with development timeline, scholars realized that development of urban and rural is fundamentally different. Rural development is a multidimensional facets (Mahi uddin, Chowdhury, & Ahmad, 2015) and is beyond economics, which covers social, political and environmental dimensions along with economics (Soares Jr. and Quintella, 2008). Rural development is generally characterized as a strategy, which enables the specific group of people who reside in the rural area (Acharya, 2008).…”

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Rural Development Dimension of Agriculture Policy: A Case of Nepal

Chalise¹,

Ghimire²,

Dhungel³

et al. 2019

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The majority of the population in developing countries resides in the rural area. Development itself cannot address the challenges of the rural area since its economic, political and environmental landscape is different from an urban area. The paper attempts to assess the rural dimension aspect of Nepali Agriculture Policy since rural development and agricultural development is closely resembled due to an agrarian-based economy of the country and a large rural population. Therefore, a critical review of National Agriculture Policy, 2004 (NAP-2004) was carried out under “Commercialization of Agriculture”, “Food Security”, “Rural Infrastructure”, “Gender”, “Climate Change” and “Social Inclusion” thematic area. The results showed that NAP-2004 satisfactorily address rural development albeit ample space for improvement. The findings of the paper could be beneficial to policymakers and development workers in the field of rural development and agriculture along with academicians having interest in it.

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Development: an analysis of concepts, measurement and indicators

Cited by 27 publications

References 9 publications

Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development: State Capacity to Revitalize the Healthcare System in Saudi Arabia

Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development: State Capacity to Revitalize the Healthcare System in Saudi Arabia

Colonialism and the Development in Nigeria: Effects and Challenges

Rural Development Dimension of Agriculture Policy: A Case of Nepal

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