Human Development module Francesco Burchi German Development Institute (DIE)

Introduction to the HD module What you will learn new perspectives on challenges of development and poverty eradication – human well being, markets, growth, social justice, and human rights HD concepts, measurement tools and policy alternatives how to operationalize HD Francesco Burchi 2

The HD concept and origins Origins of the HD perspective The theoretical foundation of HD is the Capability Approach, proposed and elaborated by Amartya Sen and others UNDP-HDO Video Francesco Burchi 3

Common misconceptions about HD HD is NOT a topic, it’s a paradigm, a “school of thought” HD is NOT economic development with a human face HD is NOT just about education and health HD is NOT the Human Development Index (HDI) HD ≠ human capital or human resources, but is people-centred HD is NOT a discipline, it is multi-disciplinary Francesco Burchi 4

HD Approach Upstream and downstream linkages with other modules Related to but departs from, standard Development Economics Uses statistical tools It can be an approach to study Rural Development and Food Security Francesco Burchi

HD Courses http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HD_Academic_Courses_23-03-09.pdf Francesco Burchi

Core topics: Definition of development Measuring development and well-being Capability approach Human development: concepts and measurement Education and Development Poverty: concepts and measurement (income poverty, basic needs, subjective poverty, deprivation of capabilities) Francesco Burchi

Core topics (2) Inequality: concepts and measurement (income inequality, capability inequality) Participation, Agency and HD Co-operatives and HD Natural Resources and HD Project/policy evaluation with the Capability Approach Francesco Burchi

List of lecturers Dr. Francesco Burchi – German Development Institute Prof. Pasquale De Muro – Roma Tre University Dr. Solava Ibrahim - Brooks World Poverty Institute and Chronic Poverty Research Centre, University of Manchester Dr. P.B. Anand - Bradford Centre for International Development, University of Bradford Dr. Alexander Frediani- University College of London, Development Planning Unit Dr. Elisabetta Aurino – Partnership for Child Development, Imperial College Dr. Sara Vicari – FAO Dr. Federico Ciani – University of Florence & ARCOLab

Schedule and programme Module programme Syllabus Francesco Burchi 10

Other information Standard lectures Group’s simulations Class exercises Course works (individual and in groups) Final exam: written exam Final mark is given by the results in the course works and in the final written exam. Francesco Burchi

HD Definition "The basic purpose of development is to enlarge people's choices. In principle, these choices can be infinite and can change over time. People often value achievements that do not show up at all, or not immediately, in income or growth figures: greater access to knowledge, better nutrition and health services, more secure livelihoods, security against crime and physical violence, satisfying leisure hours, political and cultural freedoms and sense of participation in community activities. The objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives." Mahbub ul Haq

HD - Sen "Human development, as an approach, is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rather than the richness of the economy in which human beings live, which is only a part of it." Prof. Amartya Sen