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Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article page no 21 development in general and human development in particular is a complex concept used in social sciences. it is complex because for ages it was thought that development is a substantive concept and once it is achieved it will address all the socio-cultural and environmental ills of the society. though development has brought in significant improvement in the quality of life in more than one way but increasing regional disparities social inequalities discriminations deprivations displacement of people ab...
Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article page no 22 it also emphasised on progressive democratisation and increasing empowerment of people as minimum conditions for human development. the report recognised greater constructive role of civil societies in bringing about peace and human development. the civil society should work for building up opinion for reduction in the military expenditure demobilisation of armed forces transition from defence to production of basic goods and services and particularly disarmament and reduction in the nuclear warheads b...
Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article page no 23 they believe that for a happy and peaceful social life proper balance between population and resources is a necessary condition. according to these thinkers the gap between the resources and population has widened after eighteenth century. there have been marginal expansion in the resources of the world in the last three hundred years but there has been phenomenal growth in the human population. development has only contributed in increasing the multiple uses of the limited resources of the world while...
Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article page no 24 therefore the prime task before any development activity is to maintain parity between population and resources. scholar like sir robert malthus was the first one to voice his concern about the growing scarcity of resources as compared to the human population. apparently this argument looks logical and convincing but a critical look will reveal certain intrinsic flaws such as resources are not a neutral category. it is not the availability of resources that is as important as their social distribution....
Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article page no 25 rich countries and people have access to large resource baskets while the poor find their resources shrinking. moreover unending pursuit for the control of more and more resources by the powerful and use of the same for exhibiting ones prowess is the prime cause of conflicts as well as the apparent contradictions between populationresource and development. indian culture and civilisation have been very sensitive to the issues of population resource and development for a long time Read More....