1. Human Development module
Francesco Burchi
German Development Institute (DIE)

2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. HD Courses
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7. 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)
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8. 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
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9. 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

10. Schedule and programme
Module programme
Syllabus
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11. 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.
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13. 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."
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14. 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