United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Human Development Report 2002 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic institutions help promote economic and social progress. The Report examines power, politics and human development and presents the imperatives for continuous strengthening of democratic capacity within and across governments, institutions, and communities - rich and poor.