8 Health and education: moving towards healthy human development
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Nick Sage
Abstract
Health and education are closely-related crucial components of development, as recognised by the UNDP’s definition of human development. The chapter explores various indicators of health and education and the extent to which progress is being made in developing countries. Evidence is presented showing both progression and regression in relation to health and education and their broader role in advancing social and economic development. Different theoretical perspectives on health and development, including modernisation and dependency theory, are show to have contrasting interpretations of whether progress is being made in the Global South in relation to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. The role played by global health governance is also introduced into the discussion. The chapter outlines the key connections between health and education, and goes on to explore the significant role that education plays in relation to overall development, and the impact that globalisation has on the growth of educational opportunities in the developing world.
Abstract
Health and education are closely-related crucial components of development, as recognised by the UNDP’s definition of human development. The chapter explores various indicators of health and education and the extent to which progress is being made in developing countries. Evidence is presented showing both progression and regression in relation to health and education and their broader role in advancing social and economic development. Different theoretical perspectives on health and development, including modernisation and dependency theory, are show to have contrasting interpretations of whether progress is being made in the Global South in relation to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. The role played by global health governance is also introduced into the discussion. The chapter outlines the key connections between health and education, and goes on to explore the significant role that education plays in relation to overall development, and the impact that globalisation has on the growth of educational opportunities in the developing world.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables viii
- Abbreviations and acronyms x
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Debating development
- Introduction: international development in the 21st century 3
- The challenge of development: from economic to sustainable development 13
- From the Third World to the Global South: mapping and measuring development 31
- Theories of development: from modernisation to post‑development and beyond 47
- Globalisation and the dilemmas of development: is globalisation good or bad for the Global South? 77
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Development challenges
- Population, food and famine: where are we now? 109
- Poverty and inequality: the key challenges for development 125
- Health and education: moving towards healthy human development 147
- Looking to the future: digital technology, a green environment and gender equality 175
- Conclusion: making international development sustainable 207
- References 219
- Index 241
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables viii
- Abbreviations and acronyms x
-
Debating development
- Introduction: international development in the 21st century 3
- The challenge of development: from economic to sustainable development 13
- From the Third World to the Global South: mapping and measuring development 31
- Theories of development: from modernisation to post‑development and beyond 47
- Globalisation and the dilemmas of development: is globalisation good or bad for the Global South? 77
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Development challenges
- Population, food and famine: where are we now? 109
- Poverty and inequality: the key challenges for development 125
- Health and education: moving towards healthy human development 147
- Looking to the future: digital technology, a green environment and gender equality 175
- Conclusion: making international development sustainable 207
- References 219
- Index 241
