What is the ultimate goal of any Human society? There have been many answers to this question.
And, by virtue of his strong command of reasoning, Haq showed how economic Development provided no guarantees that rich people would spend money on improving health, education or other Human Development outcomes for the poor..
By bringing the abstract back to the concrete, Haq reevaluated the neoliberal reasoning that suggested economic Development necessarily benefitted everybody.
Haq conscientiously mapped out arguments and counter-arguments to persuade readers that Development did not simply mean an increase in productivity, but rather an increase in Human Development - the capability of people to live the lives they want to.
But by producing a series of notably well-structured arguments, economist Mahbub ul Haq\'s Reflections on Human Development persuaded readers that the goal should be defined quite simply as the requirement that each society improve the lives of its citizens.
What is the ultimate goal of any Human society? There have been many answers to this question
