Globalization and Human Development

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 TablesList of AcronymsChapter 1: Introducing Globalization and Human DevelopmentOur Contribution to Understanding Human Development and GlobalizationTheories and History of GlobalizationThe Contemporary Era of GlobalizationA Short Overview of Human DevelopmentHistorical Development Thinking and PracticeHuman Development as an Alternative Theoretical and Practical ApproachHuman Development GlobalizedGlobalization 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 GlobalizingChapter OrganizationChapter 2: Human Development as an Ideology of GlobalizationDefining and Explaining IdeologyCompeting Ideologies of GlobalizationHuman Development as an Ideology of GlobalizationParticularism and the Concern for Capabilities, Freedom, and DemocracyUniversalism, Human Flourishing, and CapabilitiesLocating the Human Development Paradigm as an IdeologyComparing Human Development to NeoliberalismHuman Development as a Forward-Looking IdeologyChapter 3: The Role of Intellectuals in Globalizing Human DevelopmentAcademics on the Human Development and Capability ApproachAmartya SenMartha NussbaumMahbub ul HaqAssessing the Academic Globalizing of the HDCA by Sen, Nussbaum, and ul HaqThe Human Development and Capability AssociationThe Dramatic Rise in Academic Publications on Human DevelopmentPublications on the Human Development Reports and IndexPublications on HDCA Themes and Development ConceptsThe Significance of Intellectuals in Globalizing the Human Development IdeologyChapter 4: The Role of Mass Media in Globalizing Human DevelopmentWho’s Reporting on Human Development? Coverage of the HDRs and HDIsPolitical Communication on the HD Ideology (Framing and Agenda Setting)The Dramatic Rise in Media Reporting on the HDRs and HDICredibility and Resonance in Media Reporting Persistence in Reporting Decentralization in Reporting: Local and Global Newspaper AudiencesReflections on the Human Development Paradigm and the Mass MediaChapter 5: The United Nations and the Globalization of Human DevelopmentHuman Development from the League of Nations to the United NationsConference Diplomacy and Human Development Ideas, Concepts, and Theoretical FoundationsHuman Development and UN Conferences to Support the EnvironmentHuman Development and UN Conferences to Support WomenHuman Development and UN Conferences to Support the Least Developed CountriesThe UNDP Defines Human Development through the Human Development Reports The Human Development Reports Office at the UNDPDimensions of Globalization Addressed in the HDRsNext Steps for Human Development and International CooperationChapter 6: The Role of the Global South in Globalizing Human DevelopmentThe Global South and Human DevelopmentInternational Development and the Global SouthThe Global South and the United NationsThe Global South and the Non-Aligned MovementPostcolonialism and the Human Development IdeologyProgress, Setbacks, Possibilities on Achieving Human Development in the Global SouthEducationLife ExpectancyIncome and InequalityMultidimensional PovertyGender EqualityGlobal South Progress on MDGs and SDGsThe Future of Global South and Human DevelopmentChapter 7: Globalizing Human Development: A Success Story or a Work in Progress?Reviewing Human Development Worldwide: Growths and GapsHuman Development Compared to Alternative ApproachesLocating the Human Development Approach on the Left-Right Spectrum Evaluating the Human Development Approach as an IdeologyStrengths of the Human Development IdeologyWeaknesses of the Human Development IdeologyHuman Development in the Present and FutureBibliographyAbout the Authors

Globalization and Human Development: From Counter-Ideology to the SDGs by Roni Kay M. O'Dell and Devin K. Joshi is a timely contribution to an important area. This book offers a critical and engaged discussion of the relationship between globalization and human development. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current practice of human development as it interacts with and is driven by multiple facets of globalization. The book deserves attention from researchers and students of globalization and development.