Stories of humans striving for the good life are the focus of this new text from Roni Kay M. O'Dell and Devin K. Joshi, grounding students' understanding of globalization and international development in real human and practical experience. Globalization and Human Development provides a new history and focus to the study of international development, with a concern for how people have been included, or continue to be left out, of the center of development thinking and practice. While many books on international relations ignore the contributions and influence of the Global South, this book incorporates their important contributions, while at the same time recognizing the continued inequalities, and disproportionate power and wealth of these marginalized nations. This book is the first to examine the globalization of the human development and capability approach (HDCA) as an ideology of international development and an ideology of globalization. It explores the relationship between HDCA and globalization, and the extent to which the HDCA has been globalizing. Further, the authors' analysis looks at: How certain HDCA ideas are promoted, discussed, and cited more often than those stemming from neoliberalism and other development paradigms How the HDCA was influenced by development thinking in the Global South during the Cold War, along with mobilizations to end all forms of colonialism, neocolonialism, and imperialism Why the HDCA has re-oriented global development thinking and practice away from state-centric and profit-focused development models fixated on GDP growth to prioritize individual well-being and freedoms.
Roni Kay M. O'Dell is Associate Professor of Political Science and Coordinator of the Political Science and Global Studies Programs at Seton Hill University (SHU). Her recent book is Global Politics: A Toolkit for Learners, written with Sasha Breger Bush. Her published peer reviewed articles appear in International Studies Perspectives, Journal of Human Rights Practice, and Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and IOs, among others. She is the main advisor for SHU's award-winning Model UN program and is actively involved in organizations that support the UN, which currently includes positions on the ACUNS Board (Co-Treasurer) and the Human Development and Capabilities Association Executive Council (Director at Large). Devin K. Joshi is Associate Professor of Political Science in the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University and a recipient of the Lee Kong Chian Fellowship. His research interests include globalization, ideology, and human development. He is co-author of the book Strengthening Governance Globally: Forecasting the Next 50 Years and has written over fifty academic journal articles and book chapters. His articles appear in journals such as Globalizations, International Studies Quarterly, World Development, Journal of Peace Research, and Journal of Human Development and Capabilities.
List of Figures and Tables List of Acronyms Chapter 1: Introducing Globalization and Human Development Our Contribution to Understanding Human Development and Globalization Theories and History of Globalization The Contemporary Era of Globalization A Short Overview of Human Development Historical Development Thinking and Practice Human Development as an Alternative Theoretical and Practical Approach Human Development Globalized Globalization and Human Development (Cause and Effect) Globalization as Human Development (Linking or Equivalence of the Concepts) Globalization with Human Development (Capabilities Globalism) The Dimensions and Processes of Globalization through which Human Development is Globalizing Chapter Organization Chapter 2: Human Development as an Ideology of Globalization Defining and Explaining Ideology Competing Ideologies of Globalization Human Development as an Ideology of Globalization Particularism and the Concern for Capabilities, Freedom, and Democracy Universalism, Human Flourishing, and Capabilities Locating the Human Development Paradigm as an Ideology Comparing Human Development to Neoliberalism Human Development as a Forward-Looking Ideology Chapter 3: The Role of Intellectuals in Globalizing Human Development Academics on the Human Development and Capability Approach Amartya Sen Martha Nussbaum Mahbub ul Haq Assessing the Academic Globalizing of the HDCA by Sen, Nussbaum, and ul Haq The Human Development and Capability Association The Dramatic Rise in Academic Publications on Human Development Publications on the Human Development Reports and Index Publications on HDCA Themes and Development Concepts The Significance of Intellectuals in Globalizing the Human Development Ideology Chapter 4: The Role of Mass Media in Globalizing Human Development Who's Reporting on Human Development? Coverage of the HDRs and HDIs Political Communication on the HD Ideology (Framing and Agenda Setting) The Dramatic Rise in Media Reporting on the HDRs and HDI Credibility and Resonance in Media Reporting Persistence in Reporting Decentralization in Reporting: Local and Global Newspaper Audiences Reflections on the Human Development Paradigm and the Mass Media Chapter 5: The United Nations and the Globalization of Human Development Human Development from the League of Nations to the United Nations Conference Diplomacy and Human Development Ideas, Concepts, and Theoretical Foundations Human Development and UN Conferences to Support the Environment Human Development and UN Conferences to Support Women Human Development and UN Conferences to Support the Least Developed Countries The UNDP Defines Human Development through the Human Development Reports The Human Development Reports Office at the UNDP Dimensions of Globalization Addressed in the HDRs Next Steps for Human Development and International Cooperation Chapter 6: The Role of the Global South in Globalizing Human Development The Global South and Human Development International Development and the Global South The Global South and the United Nations The Global South and the Non-Aligned Movement Postcolonialism and the Human Development Ideology Progress, Setbacks, Possibilities on Achieving Human Development in the Global South Education Life Expectancy Income and Inequality Multidimensional Poverty Gender Equality Global South Progress on MDGs and SDGs The Future of Global South and Human Development Chapter 7: Globalizing Human Development: A Success Story or a Work in Progress? Reviewing Human Development Worldwide: Growths and Gaps Human Development Compared to Alternative Approaches Locating the Human Development Approach on the Left-Right Spectrum Evaluating the Human Development Approach as an Ideology Strengths of the Human Development Ideology Weaknesses of the Human Development Ideology Human Development in the Present and Future Bibliography About the Authors
