From human development to human security : a prototype human security index

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RT Generic T1 From human development to human security : a prototype human security index A1 Hastings, David A. YR 2009 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1201 PB United Nations AB Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies. <p></p> In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here. OL English(30) TY - GEN T1 - From human development to human security : a prototype human security index AU - Hastings, David A. Y1 - 2009 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1201 PB - United Nations AB - Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies. In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here. @misc{20.500.12870_1201 author = {Hastings, David A.}, title = {From human development to human security : a prototype human security index}, year = {2009}, abstract = {Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies. In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here.}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1201} } @misc{20.500.12870_1201 author = {Hastings, David A.}, title = {From human development to human security : a prototype human security index}, year = {2009}, abstract = {Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies. In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here.}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1201} } TY - GEN T1 - From human development to human security : a prototype human security index AU - Hastings, David A. UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1201 PB - United Nations AB - Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies. In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here.Metadata
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Since 1990, the Human Development Index has revolutionized discussions about human development. However, it suffers from two deficiencies, which can now be mitigated: geographic incompleteness and insufficiently “on-target” representation of economy, knowledge, and “a long and healthy life” at the level of the individual. This report summarizes attempts to rectify those deficiencies.
In addition, steady advances in attempts to characterize different aspects of the human condition have resulted in indicators, covering varying numbers of countries, on a wide variety of subjects. If one were challenged to create an index on the condition of people-centric Human Security (Human Security is currently being used to describe a peoples' sense of inclusion, of being valued, of being safe from perniciousness (by other individuals, organized crime elements, or from corrupted governmental or corporate impositions), basic comfort (as opposed to “luxury”) and freedom), such as the authors of the Human Development Index faced in 1990 and expanded qualitatively in 1994, one could now begin to do so – at least for the sake of discussion and resultant improvements. A prototype Human Security Index is presented and initially assessed here.