Human Development Report 1997

Human development to eradicate poverty; Poverty in the human development perspective concept and measurement; Progress and setbacks; Resisting new forces of poverty in a changing world; Globalization - poor nations, poor people; The politics of poverty eradication; Eradicating human poverty worldwide - an agenda for the 21st century; Techinal notes; References; Boxes.

Taking its cue from the 1997 Global Human Development Report, it ranks provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities according to a Human Development Index."--BOOK JACKET.